Ex parte WALLING - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1997-2107                                                        
          Application No. 08/309,577                                                  


          of claims 1 and 9 which are all of the claims remaining in the              
          application.                                                                
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of                    
          applying a filler material to a fill hole with a size and a                 
          shape in a surface comprising the steps of placing on said                  
          surface a putty application tool having an aperture                         
          approximately equal to said size and said shape of said hole,               
          positioning the tool such that its aperture is substantially                
          aligned over the hole, inserting the filler material into the               
          hole through the aperture of the tool, removing excess filler               
          material from the tool, and removing the putty application                  
          tool from the surface before the filler material dries.  This               
          appealed subject matter is adequately illustrated by                        
          independent claim 1 which reads as follows:                                 
               1.  A method for applying a filler material to fill a                  
          hole with a size and a shape in a surface, comprising the                   
          steps of:                                                                   
               providing a putty application tool with an aperture, said              
          aperture being approximately equal to said size and said shape              
          of said hole;                                                               
               placing said putty application tool on said surface such               
          that said putty application tool is slidable thereon;                       
               positioning said putty application tool such that said                 
          aperture is substantially aligned over said hole;                           
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