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          Appeal No. 98-0978                                                          
          Application 08/505,650                                                      



          Kubokawa removes the hardenable material using a cleaner and                
          solvent.  For this reason, Kubokawa, when considered with the               
          combined teachings of Kanck and Love, cannot add the feature                
          of an endless web with a low thermal inertia.  Thermal inertia              
          is of no consideration to Kubokawa in that his hardenable                   
          material will  be removed by a solvent process.                             
                    Similarly, the rejection of claims 10, 11 and 24 as               
          unpatentable over Kubokawa in view of Love cannot be                        
          sustained.  The combined teachings of Kubokawa and Love can in              
          no manner                                                                   


          teach the low thermal inertia limitation of the independent                 
          claim 10.                                                                   
                    For these reasons, the rejections of all claims on                
          appeal are reversed.                                                        
                                      REVERSED                                        




                         JAMES M. MEISTER             )                               
                         Administrative Patent Judge  )                               
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