Ex parte WARD - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1999-1485                                                        
          Application No. 08/317,355                                                  


               As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the               
          documents listed below:                                                     


          McWilliams               2,402,337                     Jun. 18,             
          1946                                                                        
          Birckhead                     4,737,060                     Apr.            
          12, 1988                                                                    


               The following rejection is before us for review.                       


               Claims 21 through 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103              
          as being unpatentable over Birckhead in view of McWilliams.                 


               The full text of the examiner's rejection and response to              
          the argument presented by appellant appears in the answer                   
          (Paper No. 29), while the complete statement of appellant's                 
          argument can be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos.              
          28 and 32).                                                                 


                                       OPINION                                        


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