Ex parte VAN GOMPEL et al. - Page 3




                     Appeal No. 1998-2262                                                                                                                                              
                     Application 08/745,303                                                                                                                                            


                     (filed Oct. 31,                                                                                                                                                   
                     1995)                                                                                                                                                             
                     Saisaka et al. (Saisaka)                                                   5,624,424                                             Apr.                             
                     29, 1997                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                           (filed Feb. 21, 1995)                                                       
                     Igaue et al. (Igaue)                                             2,189,133                                            Oct. 21,                                    
                     1987                                                                                                                                                              
                     British Patent Document                                                                                                                                           
                     Suzuki et al. (Suzuki)                                           0,403,832                                            Dec. 27,                                    
                     1990                                                                                                                                                              
                     European Patent Document                                                                                                                                          



                     Igakami et al. (Igakami)                            3            04289201                                             Oct. 14,                                    
                     1992                                                                                                                                                              
                     Japanese Patent Document                                                                                                                                          
                     Kitaoka                                                          4-371147                                             Dec. 24,                                    
                     1992                                                                                                                                                              
                     Japanese Patent Document3                                                                                                                                         
                                Claims 33 through 90 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103                                                                                              
                     as follows:                                                                                                                                                       
                                a) claims 33 through 43, 45 through 61 and 63 as being                                                                                                 
                     unpatentable over Southwell in view of Suzuki, Tanzer and                                                                                                         


                                3 An English language translation of this reference,                                                                                                   
                     prepared on behalf of the Patent and Trademark Office, is                                                                                                         
                     appended hereto.                                                                                                                                                  

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