Ex parte STANTON et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 98-3292                                                           
          Application 08/611,848                                                       









          The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in                      
          rejecting the appealed claims are:                                           

                                                                                      
               Joseph                         4,072,486 Feb.  7, 1978                  
          Roth                                     4,707,594      Nov. 17,             
          1987                                                                         
          Goldenberg et al. (Goldenberg)   5,175,873         Dec. 29, 1992             
          Gutman et al. (Gutman)              5,221,838 Jun. 22, 1993                  
          Massa                         5,422,934 Jun.  6, 1995                        
          Tracy          5,465,193 Nov.  7, 1995                                       
          Grant                         5,500,643 Mar. 19, 1996                        
          (filed Aug. 26,                                                              
          1993)                                                                        
                                                                                      
          Claims 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,                       
          first paragraph, as being based on a specification which fails               
          to adequately provide a written description of the invention.                


          Claims 1 through 4 and 18 through 20 stand rejected under                    

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