Ex parte KAHLE et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 96-2445                                                          
          Application 08/289,801                                                      


               The following references  are relied on by the examiner:2                                              
          Boufarah et al. (Boufarah)    5,127,091           June 30, 1992             
          Rasbold et al. (Rasbold)           5,202,975           Apr. 13,             
          1993                                                                        
                                                  (filed June 10, 1992)               




               Claims 9 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.              
          As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon Rasbold                
          in view of Boufarah.                                                        
               Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and                 
          the examiner, reference is made to the brief and the answer                 
          for the respective details thereof.                                         


                                       OPINION                                        
               We reverse the outstanding rejection of all pending                    
          claims on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  In rendering this                  
          decision, we assume for the sake of argument that both                      



               We note that page 2 of the Answer lists three additional references2                                                                     
          cited by the examiner.  Since they have not been relied upon in the         
          formulation of any rejection of any claim on appeal, they have not been     
          considered.                                                                 
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