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            Appeal No. 2002-0586                                                                            
            Application 08/949,213                                                                          

                                              CONCLUSION                                                    
                   The rejection of claims 1 to 6, 8 to 10, 12 to 17, and 19 to 32 as unpatentable under    
            35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as        
            obvious over Kaptur; and claim 18 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious           
            over Kaptur are reversed.                                                                       


                                                REVERSED                                                    




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                               THOMAS A. WALTZ                 )                                            
                               Administrative Patent Judge     )                                            
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                               ROMULO H. DELMENDO              )    APPEALS AND                             
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                               JEFFREY T. SMITH                )                                            
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            HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS, P.C.                                                                 
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