Ex parte ASHJIAN et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 95-2950                                                                                                                     
                 Application No. 07/855,127                                                                                                             


                 Gutierrez et al. (Gutierrez)                                            4,664,826                           May                        
                 12, 1987                                                                                                                               
                 Laemmle et al. (Laemmle)                                                4,670,168                           Jun.                       
                 2, 1987                                                                                                                                
                 Dohner                                                         4,689,166                           Aug. 25,                            
                 1987                                                                                                                                   
                 Malito et al. (Malito)                                         4,767,554                           Aug. 30,                            
                 1988                                                                                                                                   
                 Rawlinson et al. (Rawlinson)                                            4,778,614                           Oct.                       
                 18, 1988                                                                                                                               
                 Biresaw et al. (Biresaw)                                                4,781,848                           Nov.                       
                 1, 1988                                                                                                                                
                 Lenack et al. (Lenack)                                         4,956,110                           Sep. 11,                            
                 1990                                                                                                                                   
                          Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), claims 70-72, 76, 88-93 and 99                                                                      
                 stand rejected as being anticipated by Biresaw, and claims 66-                                                                         
                 72, 87-93 and 99 stand rejected as being anticipated by                                                                                
                 Laemmle .    2                                                                                                                         
                          Under 35 U.S.C. § 103, claims 66-76 and 85-99 stand                                                                           
                 rejected as being unpatentable over Oasterhout, Rawlinson,                                                                             
                 Biresaw or Laemmle alone or in combination with Gutierrez,                                                                             
                 Dohner, Murphy and Malito, and claims 94-99 stand rejected as                                                                          






                          2For some unknown reason, each of the § 102 rejections                                                                        
                 incongruously includes certain dependent claims but not their                                                                          
                 parent independent claims.                                                                                                             
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