Appeal 2007-0487 Application 09/759,993 Patent Publication 2 643 487); to reject claims 1, 5, 8-10, 12, 18, 21, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Kuroda (U.S. Patent No. 5,891,298); to reject claim 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Apollonio; and to reject claim 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Apollonio in view of Stadtmueller is affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (2006). AFFIRMED tf/ls ATTN. JAMES D. CHRISTOFF 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY OFFICE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COUNSEL P. O. BOX 33427 ST. PAUL, MN 55133-3427 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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