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          Appeal No. 1997-0998                                                        
          Application 08/251,494                                                      


          case of obviousness from the reference evidence.  Accordingly,              
          the rejection of claims 1-5, 9, 13-15 and 22 under § 103 over               
          Franz in view of Mercer and Gerber is reversed.  In re                      
          Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir.               
          1992).                                                                      
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              
          REVERSED                                                                    


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