Ex Parte Johnson et al - Page 15



              Appeal No. 2006-1347                                                               Page 15                
              Application No. 10/651,205                                                                                

              are not obvious because Harris also does not cure the deficiency of Rinderer.  We                         
              have found that Rinderer inherently discloses providing a compression fit, and we                         
              thus sustain the rejection of claims 6 and 18-21 for the same reasons provided                            
              above for claim 1.                                                                                        
                                                   CONCLUSION                                                           
                     To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-16, 18-21, 29,                       
              and 30 is affirmed.                                                                                       




























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