Ex parte ADDISON et al. - Page 3




           Appeal No. 1998-0762                                                                      
           Application No. 08/379,576                                                                


           Hartman et al. (Hartman)                  4,704,233               Nov.                    
           3, 1987                                                                                   
           Dany et al. (Dany ‘415)             5,066,415               Nov. 19,                      
           1991                                                                                      
                                                           (Filed Aug. 24, 1990)                     
           Dany et al. (Dany ‘895)             5,078,895               Jan.  7,                      
           1992                                                                                      
                                                           (Filed Dec. 13, 1990)                     
           Painter et al. (Painter)                  WO 92/09680       Jun. 11,                      
           1992                                                                                      
           (Published PCT International Application)                                                 


                                             REJECTION                                               
                 The appealed claims stand rejected or provisionally                                 
           rejected as follows:                                                                      
           1) Claims 1, 2, 4 through 14, 16 through 18 and 20 under 35                               
           U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of                             
           Dany ‘415, Dany ‘895, and Painter;                                                        
           2)    Claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the                              
           combined disclosures of Dany ‘415, Dany ‘895, Painter and                                 
           Hartman;                                                                                  
           3)    Claims 15 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable                              
           over the combined disclosures of Dany ‘415, Dany ‘895, Painter                            
           and Gray; and                                                                             




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