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             Appeal No. 96-2168                                                                                   
             Application No. 08/257,478                                                                           


             read as claiming a single microcomputer as their “driving                                            
             signal generating means” under                                                                       
             35 U.S.C. § 112 paragraph 6.  The Examiner’s answer does not                                         
             address this issue (therefore has not disputed this paragraph                                        
             6 interpretation).  In accordance with the above reasoning,                                          
             and that we have found Karlin does not meet this limitation in                                       
             our review of the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejections supra, we will                                          
             not sustain the rejection of claim 14, and thereby the                                               
             rejection of 15 through 17, dependent therefrom.                                                     
             We have not sustained the rejection of claims 1                                                      
             through 13, 16 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103; nor have we                                             
             sustained the rejection of claims 14 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. §                                        
             102.  Accordingly, the Examiner's decision is reversed.                                              


                                                  REVERSED                                                        






                                        Kenneth W. Hairston                     )                                 
                                        Administrative Patent Judge )                                             
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