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          Appeal No. 2001-2238                                                        
          Application 09/387,204                                                      


          claims 18-20, 22 and 23.  Although dependent claim 21 has been              
          rejected using the additional teachings of Higuchi, Higuchi does            
          not overcome the deficiencies in the rejection noted above.                 
          Therefore, we also do not sustain the rejection of claim 21.                
          In summary, we have not sustained either of the                             
          rejections made by the examiner.  Therefore, the decision of the            
          examiner rejecting claims 17-23 is reversed.                                
          REVERSED                                                                    






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