Appeal 2007-1485 Application 10/943,944 Specification 1). Appellants’ arguments have not addressed why the width of the overlapping portion specified in the claims are separately patentable and would not have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art. For the foregoing reasons and those stated in the Answer, we affirm all grounds of rejection presented in this appeal. ORDER The Examiner's rejections of claims 13-14 and 19-26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) are 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 sld/ls OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, P.C. 1940 DUKE STREET ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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