Ex parte CARMEN RAPISARDA - Page 2




          Appeal No. 96-0688                                                          
          Application 08/105,465                                                      


          remaining in this application.  Claims 1 through 18 have been               
          canceled.                                                                   
          Appellant's invention relates to footwear, more                             
          specifically, to a shoe having a flexible sole and at least one             
          light-emitting diode (LED) in the sole and visible from the                 
          exterior of the sole for emitting light on an intermittent basis            
          during walking or running.  Critical to appellant's invention is            
          the specific manner in which the LED (17), seen in Figures 5 and            
          6 of the application drawings, is mounted in relation to the                
          wafer battery (20) to effect the intermittent electrical                    
          connection necessary to provide the desired intermittent                    
          operation of the LED.  An adequate understanding of the invention           
          can be had from a reading of representative claim 19, a copy of             
          which is appended to this decision.                                         














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