Appeal No. 2006-2213 Page 11
Application No. 09/771,151
claims 1, 3-6, 8, 9, and 16 as anticipated by Yamamoto,4 and rejected claim 7 as
obvious in view of Yamamoto and Woodle.5 Because Abra anticipates all pending
claims, however, the rejection over Abra is dispositive of this appeal. We therefore find
it unnecessary to reach the other grounds of rejection.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal
may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).
AFFIRMED
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4 Yamamoto et al., EP 0 551 169, published July 14, 1993
5 Woodle et al., U.S. Patent 5,013,556, issued May 7, 1991
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