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            Appeal No. 1999-2399                                                                      
            Application 08/705,798                                                                    

            anticipation.  The anticipation rejection of claims 12-14, 18,                            
            and 19 is reversed.                                                                       




            35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Aoyanagi                                                          
                  The obviousness rejection of claims 4, 6, 15, and 17 does                           
            not cure the deficiencies of the anticipation rejection of                                
            claims 1 and 12 over Aoyanagi.  The obviousness rejection of                              
            claims 4, 6, 15, and 17 is reversed.                                                      

                                             CONCLUSION                                               
                  The rejections of claims 1, 2, and 4-19 are reversed.                               
                                              REVERSED                                                








                              ERROL A. KRASS                            )                             
                              Administrative          Patent Judge      )                             
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                              JERRY SMITH                         )     APPEALS                       
                              Administrative Patent Judge         )       AND                         
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