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          Appeal No. 96-1323                                                          
          Application 08/295,118                                                      



          (Paper   No. 10, mailed October 25, 1995) for the examiner's                
          reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellant's                  
          brief (Paper No. 9, filed October 3, 1995) for appellant's                  
          arguments thereagainst.                                                     


          OPINION                                                                     
                    In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have                  
          given careful consideration to appellant's specification and                
          claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the                     
          respective positions articulated by appellant and the                       
          examiner.  As a consequence of our review, we have made the                 
          determination that the examiner's                                           


          rejection of claims 1 through 5 under § 102 is well founded                 
          and will be sustained.  We have also determined that the                    
          examiner's rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 1                     
          through 5 are well founded and will likewise be sustained.                  
          Our reasoning in support of these determinations follows.                   





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