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          Appeal No. 97-0642                                                          
          Application 08/242,318                                                      

               Horodeck                 4,544,276         October 1, 1985             
               Kato et al. (Kato)       5,168,533        December 1, 1992             
               Sklarew                  5,365,598       November 15, 1994             
          (filed June 19,                                                             
          1992)                                                                       
               Capps et al. (Capps)     5,367,453       November 22, 1994             
          (filed August 2,                                                            
          1993)                                                                       

               Claims 11-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second              
          paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly                  
          point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which                     
          Applicant regards as his invention.                                         
               Claims 1-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                  
          being unpatentable over Sklarew and Kato.                                   
               Claims 8-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                 
          being unpatentable over Sklarew and Kato, further in view of                
          Capps.                                                                      
               Claims 21-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                
          being unpatentable over Capps and Kato.                                     










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