Ex parte KLING et al. - Page 6


                   Appeal No. 1997-4443                                                                                            
                   Application No. 08/246,019                                                                                      

                          We must agree with the examiner’s understanding of the applied art.  Appellants                          
                   have not submitted sufficient evidence to overcome the prima facie case.                                        
                   Summary                                                                                                         
                          We affirm the rejection of claims 1-9 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Gerow,                           
                   Yasumatsu, Grumitt, and Canadian Patent 621,638.                                                                
                          We affirm the rejection of claims 1-9 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Gerow,                           
                   Yasumatsu, Grummit and Canadian Patent 621,638, taken with appellants’ disclosure                               
                   found on page 1, at lines 8-20 of the specification.                                                            
                          No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal                           
                   may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                        


                                                              AFFIRMED                                                             





                                  JOHN D. SMITH                                 )                                                  
                                  Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                                  
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                                  EDWARD C. KIMLIN                             )       APPEALS AND                                
                                  Administrative Patent Judge                   )         INTERFERENCES                            
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                                  BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI                        )                                                  
                                 Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                                  


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