Ex parte TOHILL et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 98-0459                                                          
          Application 08/658,719                                                      


               As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the               
          documents listed below:                                                     

               Nathan              3,768,633                Oct. 30, 1973             
               Artz                4,044,933                Aug. 30, 1977             
               Cuppari             4,909,382                Mar. 20, 1990             
               Jessen              4,925,017                May  15, 1990             

               The following rejections are before us for review.                     

               Claims 1 through 3, and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.               
          § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jessen in view of Cuppari and           
          Nathan.                                                                     

               Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being              
          unpatentable over Jessen in view of Cuppari and Nathan, applied             
          above, further in view of Artz.                                             

               The full text of the examiner's rejections and response to             
          the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer (Paper           
          No. 9), while the complete statement of appellants’ argument can            
          be found in the brief (Paper No. 8).                                        





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