Ex parte NAGAOKA - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 96-2354                                                                                                                     
                 Application No. 08/147,086                                                                                                             


                 from consideration as being directed to a non-elected                                                                                  
                 invention (Paper No. 18).                                                                                                              
                          The appellant's invention is directed to a device for                                                                         
                 holding catalyst in a reactor.  The subject matter before us                                                                           
                 on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 15, which is                                                                            
                 reproduced in the Appeal Brief.                                                                                                        


                                                               THE REFERENCES                                                                           
                          The references relied upon by the examiner to support the                                                                     
                 final rejection are:                                                                                                                   
                 Anderson                                              4,225,562                                    Sep. 30,                            
                 1980                                                                                                                                   
                 Koike                                                 4,879,099                                    Nov.  7,                            
                 1989                                                                                                                                   
                 Canadian patent (King)                                520,907                                      Jan. 17,                            
                 1956                                                                                                                                   
                 Japanese application                         Sho 51-18273                                          Feb. 13,                            
                 1976                                                                                                                                   
                 (Yasui)2                                                                                                                               

                                                                THE REJECTION                                                                           





                          2A copy of a PTO translation of this reference is                                                                             
                 enclosed.                                                                                                                              
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