Appeal 2006-2109
Application 10/680,678
1 The Examiner has shown that all of the claim elements, are shown by the
2 combination of Helbling and Burke, or they would be predictable variations of
3 Helbling and Burke, and that it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary
4 skill in the art to have combined Helbling and Burke to form the claimed subject
5 matter. Accordingly we sustain the Examiner's rejection of claims 7-10 and 15-18
6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Helbling and Burke.
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8 DECISION
9 To summarize, our decision is as follows:
10 • The rejection of claims 1-6, 11-14, and 19-20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
11 obvious over Helbling is sustained.
12 • The rejection of claims 7-10 and 15-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious
13 over Helbling and Burke is sustained.
14 No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal
15 may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a)(1)(iv).
16 AFFIRMED
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