Ex parte KHARAS et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 95-4932                                                          
          Application No. 07/990,216                                                  


               The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:              
          Völker et al. (Völker)             4,118,199           Oct. 03,             
          1978                                                                        
          Subramanian et al. (Subramanian)   5,179,053           Jan. 12,             
          1993                                                                        



          The following rejections are before us for consideration:                   
               I.  Claims 1 and 3-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                 
          112,                                                                        
          first paragraph, for lack of enablement.                                    
               II.  Claim 1 alone stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                   
          102(e) as being anticipated by Subramanian.                                 
               III.  Claims 1 and 3-12 stand rejected for obviousness                 
          under                                                                       
          35 U.S.C. § 103 in view of Völker.                                          
               We shall not sustain any of the aforementioned rejections              
          for the reasons set forth by appellants in their brief and                  
          reply brief.  Accordingly, we reverse each of the rejections                
          applied by the examiner.  We add the following comments for                 
          emphasis:                                                                   
                         I.  The 35 U.S.C. § 112 Rejection                            


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