Ex parte TROFAST et al. - Page 4




          Appeal No. 1999-0400                                                        
          Application No. 08/316,938                                                  

         Edwards et al. (Edwards)           0,490,649                 Jun.            
         17, 1992                                                                     
         European Patent Application                                                  

                                   THE REJECTIONS                                     
              Claims 1, 7, 8 and 31/1 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                  
         § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Edwards in view of                       
         Szczesny, Edmonds and Bremer.                                                
              Claims 2, 3, 5, 6 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                 
         § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Edwards in view of                       
         Szczesny, Edmonds, Bremer and Gibson.                                        
              Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being               
         unpatentable over Edwards in view of Szczesny, Edmonds, Bremer,              
         Gibson, Moriya and Watson.                                                   
              Claims 1, 7, 8, 12, 14/1 and 31/1 stand rejected under 35               
         U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Sipos in view of                  
         Szczesny, Edmonds and Bremer.                                                


              Claims 2, 3, 5, 6, 14/2 and 15 stand rejected under 35                  
         U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Sipos in view of                  
         Szczesny, Edmonds, Bremer and Gibson.                                        




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