Appeal No. 2006-1145 Παγε 12 Application No. 10/143,977 CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-3, 5, 6, 9-11, 16, 17, 21 and 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed. The rejection of claims 4 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) 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). AFFIRMED TERRY J. OWENS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT STUART S. LEVY ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANTON W. FETTING ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007