Ex parte PFEFFERLE - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 1998-1493                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/377,861                                                                                                             


                 engine (claims 1-7) and to a method of controlling carbon                                                                              
                 monoxide emissions from such an engine (claims 8-10).  The                                                                             
                 claims on appeal have been reproduced in an appendix to the                                                                            
                 Brief.                                                                                                                                 


                                                               THE REFERENCES                                                                           
                          The references relied upon by the examiner to support the                                                                     
                 final rejection are:                                                                                                                   
                 Aronsohn                                     3,460,916                                             Aug. 12,                            
                 1969                                                                                                                                   
                 Sabet                                        3,776,201                                             Dec.  4,                            
                 1973                                                                                                                                   
                 Japanese publication                         52-70222                                              Jun. 11,                            
                 1977                                                                                                                                   
                 Samejima (Japanese reference)                       1                                                                                  
                                                               THE REJECTIONS                                                                           
                          Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first                                                                       
                 paragraph, as being drawn to a specification which fails to                                                                            
                 provide an adequate disclosure.                                                                                                        






                          1Our understanding of this reference was obtained from a                                                                      
                 PTO translation, a copy of which is enclosed.                                                                                          
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