Ex parte DAVID - Page 8




                  Appeal No. 1999-1170                                                                                        Page 8                      
                  Application No. 08/801,872                                                                                                              


                  the subject matter of claim 11.  The rejection of independent claim 11 and dependent                                                    
                  claims 12-15 and 18-20 is not sustained.                                                                                                
                           The addition of Schaefer in the rejection of dependent claims 4, 5, 16 and 17 fails                                            
                  to overcome the deficiencies discussed above with regard to the other rejections.  The                                                  
                  rejection of these claims also cannot be sustained.                                                                                     
                                                                     SUMMARY                                                                              
                           Neither of the rejections is sustained.                                                                                        
                           The decision of the examiner is REVERSED.                                                                                      




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