Ex parte BLOM et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 97-3294                                                          
          Application 08/408,225                                                      



                    The following rejections are before us for review.                





                    Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,                    
          second paragraph, as being indefinite.                                      
                    Claims 1 through 5 and 14 through 16 stand rejected               
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Blom.                      
                    Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                  
          being unpatentable over Blom.                                               
                    The full text of the examiner's rejections and                    
          response to the argument presented by appellants appears in                 
          the answer (Paper No. 16), while the complete statement of                  
          appellants’ argument can be found in the main and reply briefs              
          (Paper Nos. 15 and 17).                                                     


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