Ex Parte Spiess - Page 24



          Appeal No. 2006-1692                                       Παγε 24          
          Application No. 10/068,243                                                  

          35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Thompson.  We will            
          sustain the rejection of claims 11 and 12 for the same reasons as           
          we sustained the rejection of claims 2 and 3.                               















                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 6           
          under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph is affirmed.  The decision           
          of the examiner to reject claims 7, 10 and 13 under 35 U.S.C.               
          § 102(b) is affirmed.  The decision of the examiner to reject               
          claims 1-6, 8, 9, 11 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.              






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