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          Appeal No. 2006-1153                                                        
          Application No. 10/123,269                                                  


          patentability.  Oetiker, 977 F.2d at 1445, 24 USPQ2d at 1444.  As           
          a consequence, we also hereby also sustain the examiner’s Section           
          103 rejection based on Francis of claims 4, 6, 12, 15 and 17.               
               The decision of the examiner 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                                        
                                                                                     


          BRADLEY R. GARRIS            )                                              
                    Administrative Patent Judge  )                                    
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                                                  )   BOARD OF PATENT                 
                    CHARLES F. WARREN            )     APPEALS AND                    
                    Administrative Patent Judge  )    INTERFERENCES                   
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          BEVERLY A. FRANKLIN          )                                              
                    Administrative Patent Judge  )                                    



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