Appeal 2007-3372 Application 10/651,351 For the reasons set forth above, it follows that we shall sustain the Examiner’s obviousness rejection as it pertains to the above-identified dependent claims. CONCLUSION The decision of the Examiner to reject claims 1-4, 9-12, 14, 15, 19-22, 24, 25, 29, and 30 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Takahashi in view of Yasuzato; and to reject claims 6-8, 16-18, and 26-28 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Takahashi in view of Yasuzato and Nozue 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). AFFIRMED tc/ls TRASK BRITT P.O. BOX 2550 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84110 12Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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