Ex parte RUPFLIN - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1999-2542                                                        
          Application No. 08/832654                                                   




               Claims 4 through 6 and 8 through 10 stand rejected under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Corain in view of                
          Nicholas.                                                                   


               Claims 4 through 6 and 8 through 10 stand rejected under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Winnie in view of                
          Nicholas, further in view of Vinciguerra.                                   


               The full text of the examiner's rejections and response                
          to the argument presented by appellant appears in the answer                
          (Paper No. 17), while the complete statement of appellant’s                 
          argument can be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos.              
          16 and 18).                                                                 


               In the main brief (page 15), as corroborated on page 2 of              
          the reply brief, appellant groups independent claim 4 and                   
          dependent claims 5, 6, 8, and 9 as a first group, and                       
          dependent claim 10 as a second group.                                       


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