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           Appeal No. 2003-0065                                                                     
           Application 09/491,284                                                                   

                                            CONCLUSION                                              
                 The rejection of claim 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) over                            
           Fukuoka is reversed.                                                                     
                 The rejection of claims 1 and 2 under § 102(b) over                                
           Brezoczky is reversed.  The rejection of claims 10-12, 17, 18,                           
           26, 31, and 33-39 under § 102(b) over Brezoczky is sustained.                            
                 The rejection of claims 13 and 19 under § 103(a) over                              
           Brezoczky is sustained.                                                                  
                 The rejection of claims 3, 4, 14-16, 20-25, and 32 under                           
           § 103(a) over Brezoczky and Fukuoka is sustained.  The rejection                         
           of claims 3 and 4 impliedly includes a rejection of claim 1.                             
                 The rejection of claim 27 under § 103(a) over Brezoczky and                        
           Kubo is sustained.                                                                       
                 The rejection of claims 28 and 29 under § 103(a) over                              
           Brezoczky, Kubo, and Fukuoka is sustained.                                               
                 The rejection of claim 30 under § 103(a) over Brezoczky,                           
           Kubo, and Saitoh is sustained.                                                           
                 In summary, at least one rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, and                          
           10-39 is sustained and the rejection of claim 2 is reversed.                             









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