Appeal No. 2006-0445 Application 08/977,374 documents and Anderson with appellants’ countervailing evidence of and argument for nonobviousness and conclude that the claimed invention encompassed by appealed claims 36 through 46 would have been obvious as a matter of law under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The examiner’s decision is affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (2005). - 11 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007