Ex parte LIPSON et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 97-1438                                                          
          Application 08/339,142                                                      


               Claims 1, 3, 5, 10 through 13, and 16 through 20 stand                 
          rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over                   
          Lipson in view of Barnes.                                                   




               Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
          unpatentable over Lipson in view of Simmons.                                


               Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
          unpatentable over Lipson in view of Lechner.                                


               Claims 21 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103              
          as being unpatentable over Lipson in view of Meals.                         


               The full text of the examiner's rejections and response                
          to the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer               
          (Paper No. 15), while the complete statement of appellants’                 
          argument can be found in the brief (Paper No. 13).                          


                                       OPINION                                        


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