Appeal No. 2006-1551
Application No. 10/015,863
Under these circumstances and for the reasons expressed in
the answer, it is our ultimate determination that the examiner
has established a prima facie case of obviousness which the
appellant has failed to successfully rebut with argument or
evidence of nonobviousness. See In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443,
1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992). We hereby sustain,
therefore, the Section 103 rejection of all appealed claims as
being unpatentable over Fletcher.
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).
AFFIRMED
BRADLEY R. GARRIS )
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CATHERINE TIMM )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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