Ex parte AOYAMA - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 1996-0442                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 07/855,442                                                                                                             


                 than or equal to 95 mol%.  The refractive index of the                                                                                 
                 composite dielectric layer is between 1.70                                                                                             
                 and 2.15.                                                                                                                              


                                                                   THE CLAIMS                                                                           
                          Claims 1 and 13 are illustrative of appellants’ invention                                                                     
                 and are reproduced below.3                                                                                                             
                          1.       An optical recording medium comprising:                                                                              
                          a first transparent support;                                                                                                  
                          a first composite dielectric layer formed on the                                                                              
                 transparent support;                                                                                                                   
                          an optical recording layer formed on the first composite                                                                      
                 dielectric layer;                                                                                                                      
                          a second composite dielectric layer formed on the optical                                                                     
                 recording layer so that the first transparent support, first                                                                           
                 composite dielectric layer, optical recording layer and second                                                                         
                 composite dielectric layer form an optical transmission                                                                                
                 substrate;                                                                                                                             
                          a second transparent support; and                                                                                             
                          an adhesive provided adjacent the second composite                                                                            
                 dielectric layer of the optical transmission substrate and the                                                                         
                 second transparent support to adhere the optical transmission                                                                          
                 substrate to the second transparent support;                                                                                           

                          3    Claims 1 and 13 as they appear in the Appendix to the Brief                                                              
                 inadvertently omit the word “about” in claim 1, line 18, and claim 13, line 4                                                          
                 respectively.  A correct copy of each claim is inserted below.                                                                         
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