Ex parte LORINCZ - Page 2




          Appeal No. 97-0675                                                          
          Application No. 08/389,684                                                  


               The appellant's invention is directed to an apparatus for              
          inserting picture hangers into picture backings.  The subject               
          matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to                   
          claim 30, which has been reproduced in an appendix to the                   
          appellant’s Brief.                                                          


                                   THE REFERENCES                                     
               The references relied upon by the examiner to support the              
          final rejection are:                                                        
          Palmgren                 1,761,640                     June  3,             
          1930                                                                        
          Nordgren                 3,837,069                     Sep. 24,             
          1974                                                                        
          Lorincz                  5,048,788                     Sep. 17,             
          1991                                                                        


                                    THE REJECTION                                     
               Claims 30 through 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103              
          as being unpatentable over Lorincz in view of Palmgren and                  
          Nordgren.                                                                   
               The rejection is explained in the Examiner's Answer.                   
               The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in              
          the Brief and the Reply Brief.                                              

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