Ex parte RIVERA et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 96-1869                                                          
          Application 08/086,494                                                      









               The following rejections are before us for review.                     


               Claims 3, 7, 8 , 11 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.              
          § 103 as being unpatentable over Stapleton in view of Noble                 
          and Miles.                                                                  


               Claims 1 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103               
          as being unpatentable over Stapleton in view of Noble and                   
          Miles, further in view of Young.                                            


               The full text of the examiner's rejections and response                
          to the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer               
          (Paper No. 14), while the complete statement of appellants’                 
          argument can be found in the brief (Paper No. 13).4                         


               4A supplemental brief (Paper No. 21) was filed, pursuant to an order for
          compliance (Paper No. 20), providing requested information. A supplemental examiner’s
          answer (Paper No. 19) also provided additional information.                 
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