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             Appeal No. 1997-1965                                                                                     
             Application No. 08/466,482                                                                               


             wherein                                                                                                  
                    R is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl or benzyl or substituted phenyl or substituted          
             benzyl, in which the substituents are halogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms                   
             trifluoromethoxy or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms;                                                        
                    R  is hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon                  
                      2                                                                                               
             atoms;                                                                                                   
                    R  is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, arylalkyl of          
                      1                                                                                               
             7 to 12 carbon atoms, or benzyl substituted with halogen, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl of 2 to 6             
             carbon atoms or aryloxycarbonyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms,                                                 
             or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.                                                           
                    20.    A method according to Claim 19 wherein said smooth muscle cell                             
             proliferation manifests itself as restenosis following angioplasty.                                      

                                                 THE REFERENCES                                                       
                    The prior art references relied on by the examiner are:                                           
             Harsányi et al (Harsányi)                        4,814,329            Mar. 21, 1989                      
             Raeymaekers et al. (Raeymaekers)                 4,859,684            Aug. 22, 1989                      
             Aikawa et al. (Aikawa)                           5,387,600            Feb.   7, 1995                     
             Gevaert, “Trimethine dyes containing a 5(6)-benzoylbenzimidazole nucleus,” Chemical                      
             Abstract, Vol. 63:  p. 5797b (1965).                                                                     
             Venkataratnam et al. (Venkataratnam), “Studies on formation of 1-aralkyl-2aryl-                          
             6-benzoylbenzimidazoles from 4-benzoyl-o-phenylene diamine and aromatic aldehydes,”                      
             Indian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 29B, Communication No. 2439, pp. 488-90 (1990).                        
             Beilstein Reference (SO) 5-24, BRN# 811699 (1995).                                                       




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