Ex parte TEXTER et al. - Page 2




            Appeal No. 1996-3955                                                                              
            Application 08/170,601                                                                            


                                              THE INVENTION                                                   
                   Appellants claim an aqueous developable photographic                                       
            element and a chromogenic diffusion transfer process for                                          
            forming a neutral photographic image.  Claims 1 and 2 are                                         
            illustrative and are appended to this decision.                                                   
                                             THE REFERENCES                                                   
                              References relied upon by the examiner                                          
            Cole                             3,635,707        Jan. 18,                                        
            1972                                                                                              
            Hara et al. (Hara)                    H456        Apr.  5,                                        
            1988                                                                                              
            Schenk et al. (Schenk)           4,816,372        Mar. 28,                                        
            1989                                                                                              
            Peters et al. (Peters)           4,840,885        Jun. 20,                                        
            1989                                                                                              
            Texter et al. (Texter)           5,164,280        Nov. 17,                                        
            1992                                                                                              
            Komamura (JP ‘751)                 4-73751        Mar.  9,                                        
            1992                                                                                              
                   (Japanese Kokai)                                                                           
                               References relied upon by appellants                                           
            Masukawa et al. (Masukawa)       4,584,267        Apr. 22,                                        
            1986                                                                                              
            Bailey et al. (Bailey)           5,352,561        Apr. 16,                                        
            1993                                                                                              
                                              THE REJECTION                                                   
                   Claims 1-14, 16, 17, 19 and 21-26 stand rejected under 35                                  


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