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          Appeal No. 94-2097                                                          
          Application 07/875,630                                                      


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               In conclusion, the provisional rejection of all the                    
          appealed claims under the judicially created doctrine of                    
          obviousness-type double patenting over the claims of                        
          application Serial No. 08/009,353, is moot.  We affirm the                  
          rejection of all the appealed claims under the judicially                   
          created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting over the              
          claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,019,382.  However, we reverse the               
          rejection of all the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as               
          unpatentable over Hasegawa or Tompkins.  We also recommend                  
          that the examiner evaluate the patentability of claims 2, 3,                
          5, 7, 8, 10, 21 and 22 in light of PCT publication WO 82/00588              
          as prior art.                                                               
               The examiner's decision is affirmed.                                   
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connec-tion with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                   
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 
                                      AFFIRMED                                        


                         SHERMAN D. WINTERS            )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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