Ex parte CABRERA et al. - Page 5




          Appeal No. 1999-2233                                                        
          Application No. 08/794,691                                                  


               The references relied on by the examiner are:                          
          Walls                    5,163,148                     Nov. 10,             
          1992                                                                        
          Schwendemann et al.      5,446,884                     Aug. 29,             
          1995                                                                        
          (Schwendemann)                                                              
          Wood                          5,515,502                     May             
          7, 1996                                                                     
               Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being              
          anticipated by Walls.                                                       
               Claims 2 through 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                    
          103(a) as being unpatentable over Walls in view of Wood.                    
               Claims 10 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                  
          103(a) as being unpatentable over Walls in view of Wood and                 
          Schwendemann.                                                               
               Reference is made to the final rejection (paper number                 
          8), the brief (paper number 11) and the answer (paper number                
          12) for the respective positions of the appellants and the                  
          examiner.                                                                   
                                       OPINION                                        
               We have carefully considered the entire record before us,              
          and we will sustain the 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of claim               
          1 and the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claims 2 through 9.               
          On the other hand, we will reverse the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)                   
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