Ex parte KELLER et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1999-2368                                       Page 3           
          Application No. 08/771,018                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellants' invention relates to a hidden                          
          photographic storage and display device.  An understanding of               
          the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim              
          1, a copy of which appears in the opinion section below.                    


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Colbow, Jr.              1,509,285                     Sep. 23,             
          1924                                                                        
          (Colbow)                                                                    
          Clark                    2,086,472                     July  6,             
          1937                                                                        
          Spertus                  2,649,799                     Aug. 25,             
          1953                                                                        
          Donle                    3,079,771                     March 5,             
          1963                                                                        
          Newman                   3,286,382                     Nov. 22,             
          1966                                                                        
          Cornelius                     3,589,049                     June            
          29, 1971                                                                    
          Yang                          4,794,713                     Jan.            
          3, 1989                                                                     
          Curtis                   5,368,378                     Nov. 29,             
          1994                                                                        
          McClelland               1,054,666                     May  15,             
          1979                                                                        
                                   (Canada)                                           










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