Appeal No. 2006-1631 Application No. 10/317,759 would have been obvious to optimize (for the purposes disclosed by Spitsberg) the amount of Spitsberg’s BSAS to fall within the claimed range. This remand to the examiner pursuant to 37 CFR § 41.50(a)(1) (effective September 13, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12, 2004), 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (September 7, 2004)) is made for further consideration of a rejection. Accordingly, 37 CFR § 41.50(a)(2) applies if a supplemental examiner's answer is written in response to this remand by the Board. -5-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007