Ex parte GERTH et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1998-2986                                                        
          Application No. 08/344,390                                                  


               Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103               
          as being unpatentable over Cooper in view of Teare.                         
               Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 18,              
          mailed March 11, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning                
          in support of the rejection, and to appellants' Brief (Paper                
          No. 17, filed December 19, 1997) and Reply Brief (Paper No.                 
          19, filed                                                                   
          May 11, 1998) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.                       























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