Ex parte KOBAYASHI et al. - Page 6

          Appeal No. 2000-0008                                        Page 6          
          Application No. 08/842,990                                                  


               In view of the foregoing, we will not sustain the                      
          rejection of claim 8 and claims 3, 4 and 7 dependent                        
          therefrom.  The examiner may want to consider whether the                   
          claimed subject matter is patentable over the teachings of                  
          Hotta alone or in combination with other prior art references.              
               The decision is reversed.                                              
                                      REVERSED                                        




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