Ex parte VAN DER AA et al. - Page 8

          Appeal No. 96-4139                                                          
          Application 08/142,276                                                      


          expressly or inherently, all of the limitations recited in claim            
          1, and claims 2 to 5 are dependent on claim 1, the rejection                
          under 35 USC § 102(b) of claims 1 to 5 will not be sustained.               
          Conclusion                                                                  
               The examiner's decision to reject claims 1 to 5 is reversed.           
                                      Reversed                                        



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