Ex parte DZHRAGATSPANYAN et al. - Page 2




         Appeal No. 1998-3015                                    Page 2          
         Application No. 08/790,373                                              


                                   BACKGROUND                                    
              The appellants' invention relates to a liquid mixture              
         separation system.  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:                          
         Conley et al.           3,878,094                   Apr. 15,            
         1975                                                                    
         (Conley)                                                                
         Sakai                   4,591,441                   May  27,            
         1986                                                                    



              Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being          
         anticipated by Sakai.                                                   


              Claims 1, 4 and 8 to 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §           
         103 as being unpatentable over Conley.                                  


              Claims 5 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as             
         being unpatentable over Sakai in view of Conley.                        










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