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          Appeal No. 1999-0395                                                        
          Application No. 08/515,900                                                  


          491, 496, 131 USPQ 263, 266-67 (CCPA 1961); In re Boyer, 363                
          F.2d 455, 458, n.2, 150 USPQ 441, 444, n.2 (CCPA 1966).                     
                                      DECISION                                        
               The decision of the examiner rejecting claim 1 under 35                
          U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed.                                                




               No 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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