Ex parte OLSEN - Page 2




          Appeal No. 96-3225                                                          
          Application 08/229,322                                                      


          constituted all of the claims remaining of record in the                    
          application, claims 1 through 15 having been canceled.                      
          Subsequent to the final rejection, an amendment was entered                 
          which made changes to claim 16 and added new claim 30.  The                 
          examiner maintained the rejection, however, and therefore                   
          claims 16 through 30 are before us on appeal.                               
               The appellant's invention is directed to a method of                   
          making a transfer sheet material that incorporates a                        
          retroreflective graphic image.  The subject matter before us                
          on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 16, which                    
          appears in an appendix to the Appeal Brief.                                 


                                   THE REFERENCES                                     
               The references relied upon by the examiner to support the              
          final rejection are:                                                        
          Palmquist et al. (Palmquist)            2,543,800           Mar.            
          6, 1951                                                                     
          Bingham                            3,758,192           Sep. 11,             
          1973                                                                        
          Belisle et al. (Belisle)                4,721,649           Jan.            
          26, 1988                                                                    
          PCT International Application      WO 92/07990              May             
          14, 1992                                                                    
          (Danish reference)                                                          

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