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                  Appeal No. 1996-3409                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/092,543                                                                                                              


                  Like the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103, we find no reason stemming from the patented                                                 
                  claims which would have led a person having ordinary skill to the claimed method.  The                                                  
                  rejections of the claims on double patenting grounds over U.S. Patent Nos. 4,863,873 and                                                
                  5,104,639 are reversed.                                                                                                                 
                           No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may                                             
                  be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                                                    
                                                                     AFFIRMED                                                                             



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