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                Appeal No. 1997-3620                                                                        Page 2                           
                Application No. 08/386,795                                                                                                   


                        In re Sponnoble, 405 F.2d 578, 585, 160 USPQ 237, 244 (CCPA 1969).  Accordingly,                                     

                inadequate factual foundation exists to support the legal conclusion of obviousness.                                         

                                                             CONCLUSION                                                                      

                        To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim Claims 10 through 17 under 35                             

                U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Legue ‘682 is reversed.                                                              

                                                               REVERSED                                                                      





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