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          Appeal No. 2002-0339                                                        
          Application 09/226,252                                                      


               Claims 24, 25, and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,            
          first paragraph (lack of description issue).                                


               Claims 8 through 10 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.              
          § 112, second paragraph (indefiniteness issue).                             


               Claim 23 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being             
          anticipated by Knight.                                                      


               Claims 1, 5, 6, 8 through 11, 16, and 19 through 23 stand              
          rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over                
          Lowden.                                                                     


               Claims 4, 14, 15, and 24 through 26 stand rejected under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Lowden in view of             
          Dautzenberg.                                                                


               Claims 7 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as             
          being unpatentable over Lowden in view of Slater.                           






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