Ex parte HANDWERKER - Page 9




          Appeal No. 2000-1413                                                        
          Application No. 08/650,883                                                  


          Class 428. Other pertinent areas where the sheet material                   
          could reasonably be found may be known to the examiner and                  
          should also be considered.                                                  


          The decision of the examiner to reject claims 2, 4, 29,                     
          31, 33 and 34 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by                    
          Yellott is reversed.  The examiner's decision to reject claims              
          6, 9, 11, 30 and 32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                          
          unpatentable over Yellott in view of Wilson is also reversed.               









               This application, by virtue of its "special" status                    
          requires an immediate action.  Manual of Patent Examining                   
          Procedure                                                                   
          § 708.01 (7th ed., Rev. 1, Feb. 2000).                                      


                               REVERSED AND REMANDED                                  


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