Appeal No. 2006-0631 Application No. 10/138,539 results, which would serve to rebut the inference of obviousness established by the applied prior art. In conclusion, based on the foregoing and the reasons well- stated by the examiner, the examiner's decision rejecting the appealed claims 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) (effective Sep. 13, 2004; 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (Aug. 12, 2004); 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (Sep. 7, 2004)). AFFIRMED EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BRADLEY R. GARRIS ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) PETER F. KRATZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ECK:clm -6-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007