Ex parte BYDLON et al. - Page 3




         Appeal No. 2000-0652                                      Page 3          
         Application No. 08/868,774                                                


                                    BACKGROUND                                     
              The appellants' invention relates to medication                      
         dispensing devices (specification, p. 1).  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:                            
         Ben Moura                     3,656,472                    Apr.           
         18, 1972                                                                  
         Balkwill                 5,279,586                    Jan. 18,            
         1994                                                                      



              Claims 1, 5 to 7, 9 to 12 and 29 to 31 stand rejected                
         under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Ben Moura.               


              Claims 4 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as               
         being unpatentable over Ben Moura.                                        


              Claims 25 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as             
         being unpatentable over Balkwill in view of Ben Moura.                    









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