Ex parte GUPTE et al. - Page 4




          Appeal No. 1999-0280                                                        
          Application 08/672,383                                                      



          design choice, we note that Chiang expressly states,                        
               [t]he notches run axially and perpendicularly, or                      
               nearly so, to the ribs for ease and economy in                         
               making manufacturing tooling.  (Chiang, col. 3,                        
               lines 33-36).                                                          






























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