Ex parte GRAVEMANN et al. - Page 2




                     Appeal No. 1996-2484                                                                                                                                              
                     Application 08/239,439                                                                                                                                            


                     of the claims remaining in the application.2                                                                                                                      
                                                                             THE INVENTION                                                                                             
                                Appellants claim an article of manufacture which includes                                                                                              
                     a casting roll or casting wheel comprised of a recited alloy.                                                                                                     
                     Claims 21 and 28 are illustrative and read as follows:                                                                                                            
                                21.  An article of manufacture comprising:                                                                                                             
                     a casting roll or casting wheel comprised of a                                                                                                                    
                     hardenable copper alloy comprising                                                                                                                                
                                1.0 to 2.6% nickel,                                                                                                                                    
                                0.1 to 0.45% beryllium                                                                                                                                 
                                and the remainder of copper,                                                                                                                           
                     wherein said alloy has a Brinell hardness of at least 200 and                                                                                                     
                     an electric conductivity of over 38 m/S/mm .                                              2                                                                       
                                28.  An article of manufacture comprising:                                                                                                             
                                a casting roll or casting wheel comprised of a hardenable                                                                                              
                     copper alloy comprising                                                                                                                                           
                                1.0 to 2.6% cobalt,                                                                                                                                    


                                2The advisory action mailed on September 11, 1995 (paper                                                                                               
                     no. 21) states that upon the filing of an appeal, the                                                                                                             
                     amendment filed on August 24, 1995 (paper no. 20) will be                                                                                                         
                     entered.  Our consideration of the appeal is based on the                                                                                                         
                     claims as set forth in this amendment.  The amendment,                                                                                                            
                     however, has not been clerically entered and, therefore, needs                                                                                                    
                     to be entered after the file is returned to the examining                                                                                                         
                     group.                                                                                                                                                            
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