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          Appeal No. 1997-3267                                                        
          Application 08/324,386                                                      



                    The references of record relied upon by the examiner              
          in support of rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and 35 U.S.C.             
          § 103 are:                                                                  
          Oosten                   4,038,193               July 26, 1977              
               2                                                                      
          Stahl                  2,947,329               May  27, 1981                
          (German Offenlegungsschrift)                                                


                    Claims 4 through 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                 
          § 112, first paragraph, as failing to provide support for the               
          invention now claimed.                                                      


                    Claims 4 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)            
          as being anticipated by Stahl.                                              


                    Claims 5, 7, 8 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.              
          § 103 as being unpatentable in view of Stahl.                               


                    Claims 9 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103              
          as being unpatentable over Stahl in view of Oosten.                         















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