Ex parte HARRIS et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1997-2429                                       Page 2           
          Application No. 08/323,215                                                  


               The appellants' invention relates to a process for                     
          preparing rigid feedblocks of animal feed supplements                       
          (specification, p. 1).  A copy of the claims under appeal is                
          set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.                         


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Theuninck et al.              4,851,244                July 25,             
          1989                                                                        
          (Theuninck)                                                                 
          Chu et al.                    5,140,949                Aug. 25,             
          1992                                                                        
          (Chu)                                                                       
          Laroche et al.                     5,264,227                Nov.            
          23, 1993                                                                    
          (Laroche)                                                                   



               Claims 1-8 and 10-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103              
          as being unpatentable over Theuninck in view of Laroche.                    


               Claims 9, 10 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103               
          as being unpatentable over Theuninck in view of Laroche as                  
          applied above, and further in view of Chu.                                  










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