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                    Appeal No. 2000-1759                                                                                                                                  
                    Application No. 08/748,637                                                                                                                            


                    declaration under 37 CFR § 131 (Paper No. 13, filed May 20,                                                                                           
                    1998), "prior to September 29, 1983").  The examiner should make                                                                                      
                    a determination on the record as to whether or not the disclosure                                                                                     
                    in the declaration by Dr. Carson constitutes knowledge or use                                                                                         
                    which was accessible to the public and therefore would be                                                                                             
                    available as prior art under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(a) or 102(b).                                                                                           


                                                                      REVERSED & REMANDED                                                                                 





                                                  IRWIN CHARLES COHEN                                        )                                                            
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                                                  CHARLES E. FRANKFORT                                       )                                                            
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