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                  Appeal No. 1995-4273                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/046,364                                                                                                              


                  other.  Thus it appears that the continued rejection of the claims in the present application                                           
                  under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 112, first paragraph, is inconsistent with the determination                                                 
                  that claims 1 through 6 of ‘222 are patentable.  Accordingly, we remand the application to                                              
                  the jurisdiction of the Examining Corps to allow the examiner to consider the ‘222 patent                                               
                  and determine its effect, if any, on the issues raised in this appeal under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101                                            
                  and 112, first paragraph.                                                                                                               
                           This application, by virtue of its “special” status, requires an immediate action.                                             
                  MPEP § 708.01(d).  It is important that the Board be informed promptly of any action                                                    
                  affecting the appeal in this case.                                                                                                      
                                                       REVERSED AND REMANDED                                                                              




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