Ex parte STEVENS et al. - Page 5

                  Appeal No. 1999-0844                                                                                                                    
                  Application 08/633,598                                                                                                                  



                  admitted prior art Figure 4 since both independent claims 1 and 10 recite the same                                                      
                  feature.  Therefore, the decision of the examiner rejecting various claims on appeal under                                              
                  35 U.S.C. § 102 and 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                        
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              









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