Ex parte SOKOLEAN - Page 3




          Appeal No. 97-2782                                         Page 3           
          Application No. 08/368,993                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellant's invention relates to a ceiling element                 
          for a heating or cooling ceiling.  An understanding of the                  
          invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 26,              
          which appears in the appendix to the appellant's brief.                     


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Bergh                    4,766,951                Aug. 30, 1988             
          Schmitt-Raiser et al.    5,042,570                Aug. 27, 1991             
          (Schmitt-Raiser)                                                            


               Claims 26, 29, 39, 40, 45 and 46 stand rejected under                  
          35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Bergh.                           





















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