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          Appeal No. 1997-2499                                                        
          Application No. 08/228,449                                                  


               said liquid-state catalyst coating means and said erasing              
          processing means are disposed along a feeding path (P) through              
          which the recording medium is unidirectionally fed, and                     
          wherein said liquid-state catalyst coating means is positioned              
          at an upstream side of said erasing processing means;                       
               a feeding speed of the recording medium is changed in                  
          accordance with a temperature change of the feeding path; and               
               a temperature of the feeding path is controlled to be                  
          within a temperature range from approximately 200°C to 410°C.               

               68. A portable erasing apparatus for erasing a recording               
          agent on a recording medium recorded by the recording agent                 
          comprising a near IR erasable dye, said apparatus comprising:               
               a feeding path for feeding the recording medium in a                   
          direction;                                                                  
               casing means;                                                          
               liquid-state catalyst coating means, provided in a part                
          of said casing means, for coating a liquid-state catalyst on                
          the recording surface of said recording medium; and                         
               heating and near IR irradiation means, provided in a part              
          of said casing means, for heating the recording surface of the              
          recording medium coated with the liquid-state catalyst by said              
          liquid-state catalyst coating means, and for irradiating near               
          infrared rays onto said recording surface, wherein the feeding              
          speed of the recording medium is changed in accordance with a               
          temperature change of the feeding path and wherein the                      
          temperature of the feeding path is controlled to be within a                
          temperature range from approximately 200°C to 410°C.                        


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