Ex parte ASANO et al. - Page 10

          Appeal No. 1996-2197                                                        
          Application 08/150,548                                                      


          are such that the claimed subject matter as a whole would not               
          have been obvious within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103.                    
          Accordingly, we shall reverse the standing rejection of claims              
          5 to 12 on appeal.                                                          
                                      REVERSED                                        








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