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            Appeal No. 2000-1349                                                      
            Application No. 08/475,026                                                

            35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of                    
            Cepparo and Kishi is reversed.                                            
                 5. The examiner’s decision to reject claim 7 under                   
            35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of                    
            Cepparo and Harrison is affirmed.                                         
                 6. The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1, 15 and                
            17-20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in                
            view of Martin is reversed.                                               
                 7. The examiner’s decision to reject claims 2-5, 8-10                
            and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in               
            view of Martin and Kishi is reversed.                                     
                 8. The examiner’s decision to reject claim 7 under                   
            35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of                    
            Martin and Harrison is reversed.                                          
                 In addition, new rejections of claims 5, 17 and 19                   
            have been introduced pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).                       
                 In addition to affirming the examiner's rejection of                 
            one or more claims, this decision contains new grounds of                 
            rejection pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b) (amended effective                
            Dec. 1, 1997, by final rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53,131,                  
            53,197 (Oct. 10, 1997), 1203 Off. Gaz. Pat. & Trademark                   
            Office 63, 122 (Oct. 21, 1997)).  37 CFR § 1.196(b)                       


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