Ex parte FUNDER - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 96-1663                                                                                                                     
                 Application 08/046,240                                                                                                                 



                 arm (7) in each dipole antenna and a matching leg (17) are                                                                             
                 configured mechani- cally and electrically in one piece of a                                                                           
                 homogeneous material.                                                                                                                  
                                   The references relied on by the Examiner are as                                                                      
                 follows:                                                                                                                               
                 Scharlau               2,130,033                 Sept. 13,                                                                             
                 1938                                                                                                                                   
                 Watts                  2,973,517                 Feb.  28,                                                                             
                 1961                                                                                                                                   
                 Kuecken                2,978,703                 Apr.   4,                                                                             
                 1961                                                                                                                                   


                                   Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as                                                                     
                 being anticipated by Scharlau.  Claims 2 through 6, 11 through                                                                         
                 15 and 19 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                                                           
                 being unpatentable over Scharlau in view of Watts.  Claims 8                                                                           
                 through 10, 16 through 18 and 23 through 25 stand rejected                                                                             
                 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Scharlau in                                                                           
                 view of Watts and Kuecken.                                                                                                             
                                   Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellant or the                                                                 
                 Examiner, we make reference to the briefs  and the answer for             2                                                            

                          2Appellant filed an appeal brief on April 20, 1995.                                                                           
                 Appel- lant filed a reply appeal brief on September 20, 1995.                                                                          
                 The Examiner stated in the Examiner’s letter mailed October                                                                            
                 17, 1995 that the reply brief has been entered and considered                                                                          
                 but no further response by the Examiner is deemed necessary.                                                                           
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