Ex parte BOSWELL et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 95-4636                                                          
          Application 08/027,868                                                      

          Aoki et al.              4,760,389                July 26, 1988             
          (Aoki)                                                                      
          Butler et al.            4,837,811                June  6, 1989             
          (Butler)                                                                    
          Hilligoss et al.         5,025,466                June 18, 1991             
          (Hilligoss)                                                                 
          Crowdis                  5,163,079                Nov. 10, 1992             

                              The Rejections on Appeal                                
               Claims 6 -20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second              
          paragraph, as being indefinite.                                             
               Claims 6, 7, 10 and 14-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.               
          § 103 as being unpatentable over Butler and Crowdis.                        
               Claims 8, 9 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103                
          as being unpatentable over Butler and Aoki.                                 
               Claims 11-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                   
          being unpatentable over Butler and Hilligoss.                               
               Claim 20 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
          unpatentable over Butler and Suzawa.                                        
                                    The Invention                                     
               The invention is directed to a data terminal for                       
          communications and testing of subscriber equipment in a                     
          telephone system of the type having a tip and ring connection.              
          Claim 6 is the only independent claim and reads as follows:                 
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