Ex parte LUCAS et al. - Page 4




          Appeal No. 1997-2896                                                        
          Application 08/340,561                                                      


               The Examiner relies upon the following references:                     
          Easterbrook              4,931,784                Jun.  5, 1990             
          Stockholm                     5,293,579                Mar.  8,             
          1994                                                                        
          Memarzadeh               5,283,557                Feb.  1, 1994             
          Alcorn et al. (Alcorn)   5,301,269                Apr.  5, 1994             
          Zimmer                   5,347,620                Sep. 13, 1994             







               Claims 1, 2 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102                
          as being unpatentable over Memarzadeh.  Claims 4 through 10                 
          stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable                  
          over Memarzadeh, Zimmer, Alcorn, and Stockholm.  Claims 11                  
          through 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                    
          unpatentable over Memarzadeh, Zimmer, Alcorn, Stockholm, and                
          Easterbrook.                                                                
                                       OPINION                                        








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