Ex parte LEGARE et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 95-3985                                                                                                                     
                 Application No. 08/016,644                                                                                                             


                          Three new references cited herein were relied upon by                                                                         
                 the examiner for the first time in the Supplemental Examiner’s                                                                         
                 Answer. The references of record are:2                                                                                                 
                 Bowers III (Bowers)                                            3,116,226                                    Dec.                       
                 31, 1963                                                                                                                               
                 Brizzolara et al.                                     3,682,872                                    Aug.  8,                            
                 1972                                                                                                                                   
                 (Brizzolara)                                                                                                                           
                 Apotheker et al.                                      4,035,565                                    Jul. 12,                            
                 1977                                                                                                                                   
                 (Apotheker)                                                                                                                            
                 Lagow et al. (Lagow)                                  4,621,107                                    Nov.  4,                            
                 1986                                                                                                                                   
                 Imbalzano et al.                                      4,743,658                                    May  10,                            
                 1988                                                                                                                                   
                 (Imbalzano)                                                                                                                            
                 Nakahara et al.                                       4,948,844                                    Aug. 14,                            
                 1990                                                                                                                                   
                 (Nakahara)                                                                                                                             
                 Logothetis                                            4,972,038                                    Nov. 20,                            
                 1990                                                                                                                                   


                                                               THE REJECTIONS                                                                           
                          The rejections of record are as follows .                             3                                                       


                          2The references of record cited by the examiner                                                                               
                 improperly excluded a reference to Lagow, relied upon by the                                                                           
                 examiner in the rejection of claim 11.  It is cited herein to                                                                          
                 correct the record.                                                                                                                    
                          3At the outset the record is unclear as to which of the                                                                       
                 rejected claims correspond with each set of references.  The                                                                           
                 examiner in the second Final Office Action, Paper No. 9, dated                                                                         
                                                                                                            (continued...)                              
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