Appeal 2007-1558
Application 10/635,362
distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the
invention.
2. Appellant has not shown that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 1-14
and 28-32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Hardin.
3. Appellant has not shown that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 1-5,
8-15, and 28-32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Greiwe.
4. Appellant has not shown that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 1-3,
6-11, 28 and 30-32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
McClintock.
DECISION
The Examiner’s rejection of claim 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, is not sustained. The Examiner’s rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) of
claims 1-14 and 28-32 as unpatentable over Hardin, of claims 1-5, 8-15, and 28-32
as unpatentable over Greiwe, and of claims 1-3, 6-11, 28, and 30-32 as
unpatentable over McClintock are sustained.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this
appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a). See 37 C.F.R.
§ 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (2006).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
JRG
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