Appeal No. 2006-2963 Application No. 10/309,969 that the skilled artisan would have reasonably relied on de Boor’s teachings essentially for the reasons stated by the Examiner in the rejection. The Examiner’s obviousness rejection of claims 2-7, 12-17, and 22-27 is therefore sustained. In summary, we have sustained the Examiner's rejection with respect to all claims on appeal. Therefore, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-30 is affirmed. 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007