Ex parte ALEXANDRE - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2001-0528                                       Page 2           
          Application No. 08/892,348                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellant's invention relates to a modularized                     
          structure framing system and module erection tools                          
          (specification, p. 1).  A copy of the claims under appeal is                
          set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.                         


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Wilson                   1,448,244                     Mar. 13,             
          1923                                                                        
          Kofahl et al.            2,803,856                     Aug. 27,             
          1957                                                                        
          (Kofahl)                                                                    
          Pennecot                 3,921,355                     Nov. 25,             
          1975                                                                        
          Coulthard                     4,118,903                     Oct.            
          10, 1978                                                                    
          Schonert                 4,281,491                     Aug.  4,             
          1981                                                                        



               The rejections set forth in the examiner's answer (Paper               
          No. 15, mailed October 24, 2000) are as follows:                            
          (1)       Claims 21 to 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                  
          102(b) as being anticipated by Pennecot.                                    
          (2) Claims 21 to 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                 
          being unpatentable over Schonert in view of Kofahl.                         







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