Ex parte SORENSEN et al. - Page 3




                     Appeal No. 1997-2251                                                                                                                                              
                     Application 8/251,385                                                                                                                                             







                                                                            THE REFERENCES                                                                                             
                     Miller                        3,537,676           Nov.  3,                                                                                                        
                     1970                                                                                                                                                              
                     Smirne                        4,076,483           Feb. 28,                                                                                                        
                     1978                                                                                                                                                              
                     Sorensen                      4,776,067           Oct. 11,                                                                                                        
                     1988                                                                                                                                                              
                     Funck                         1,485,656           Feb. 12,1                                                                                                                                                      
                     1970                                                                                                                                                              
                                (German disclosure document)                                                                                                                           
                                                                             THE REJECTION                                                                                             
                                Claims 1-5, 47 and 49-51 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                                                                                
                     § 103 as being unpatentable over Miller in view of Smirne or                                                                                                      
                     Funck, further in view of Sorensen.                                                                                                                               
                                                                                    OPINION                                                                                            
                                We have carefully considered all of the arguments                                                                                                      
                     advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with                                                                                                            
                     appellants that the aforementioned rejection is not well                                                                                                          
                     founded.  Accordingly, we reverse this rejection.                                                                                                                 


                                1 Citations herein to this reference are to the English                                                                                                
                     translation thereof which is of record.                                                                                                                           
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