Appeal No. 2006-0892 Page 7 Application No. 10/202,701 CONCLUSION The decision of the examiner to reject claims 9-13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Yang in view of Rippel is affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT THOMAS A. WALTZ ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) PETER F. KRATZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) PFK/hhPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007