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          Appeal No. 98-0593                                                           
          Application 08/491,511                                                       

          and on Watanabe and Matsuzawa.  Accordingly, the obviousness                 
          rejections of claims 3-6 and 7-10 also cannot be sustained.                  
                                      Conclusion                                       
               The rejection of claims 2, 11 and 12 under 35 U.S.C.                    
          § 102(b) as being anticipated by Kugimiya is reversed.                       
               The rejection of claims 3-6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                    
          being unpatentable over Kugimiya is reversed.                                
               The rejection of claims 7-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                   
          being unpatentable over Kugimiya, Watanabe, and Matsuzawa is                 
          reversed.                                                                    


                                       REVERSED                                        





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