Ex parte MILLS et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 2000-2288                                                        
          Application No. 08/960,576                                                  


          those claims may be found in the Appendix to appellants' brief              
          (Paper No. 10).                                                             


          The prior art references of record relied upon by the                       
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Burton                   4,096,702                     Jun. 27,             
          1978                                                                        
          Werthmann                     4,398,451                     Aug.            
          16, 1983                                                                    
          Plaisted et al.          5,165,958                     Nov. 24,             
          1992                                                                        
          (Plaisted '958)                                                             


          Additional prior art references of record relied upon by                    
          this merits panel of the Board in new rejections entered infra              
          pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b) are:                                          
          Bear                          3,302,343                     Feb.            
          7, 1967                                                                     
          Smith               AU-A-67882/87                      Aug. 20,             
          1987                                                                        
          (Australian Patent)                                                         




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