Ex parte JUSTUS et al. - Page 9




                  Appeal No. 1998-1925                                                                                        Page 9                      
                  Application No. 08/430,956                                                                                                              


                  overcome the shortcoming in the basic combination of references.  Such being the case,                                                  
                  this rejection of independent claims 1 and 16 and dependent claims 2-15 and 17-31 also                                                  
                  is not sustained.                                                                                                                       
                                                                     SUMMARY                                                                              
                           Neither rejection is sustained.                                                                                                
                           The decision of the examiner is reversed.                                                                                      

                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              




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                  NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY                                                                                                               
                  WASHINGTON , DC 20375-5000                                                                                                              








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