Ex parte JOHNSTONE - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1997-2839                                                        
          Application No. 08/448,778                                                  
               The following rejections are before us for review.3                    
               Claims 16, 24 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103              
          as being unpatentable over Marazzi '684 or Marazzi '467 in                  
          view of Hanson.                                                             


               Claims 16 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as               
          being unpatentable over Marazzi '684 or Marazzi '467 in view                
          of Nelson.                                                                  
               Claims 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as               
          being unpatentable over Marazzi '684 or Marazzi '467 as                     
          applied above, and further in view of Nubson.                               
               Claim 20 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
          unpatentable over Marazzi '684 or Marazzi '467 in view of                   
          Nyfeler.                                                                    
               Claims 21-23 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103               
          as being unpatentable over Marazzi '684 or Marazzi '467 in                  
          view of Nelson and Nyfeler.                                                 
               Claims 33 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as               
          being unpatentable over Marazzi '684 or Marazzi '467 in view                
          of Nyfeler and Nubson.                                                      

                                                                                     
          3The ground of rejection of claims 16-35 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second      
          paragraph, (answer, page 5) has now been withdrawn.  See the examiner's     
          communication of May 21, 1997 (Paper No. 18).                               
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