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          Appeal No. 1999-0936                                                        
          Application No. 08/890,263                                                  


          spread-apart leading-edge sheath in combination with the blade              
          subassembly” (emphasis added), and (2) if not, enter a new                  
          rejection of reissue claim 3 under the second paragraph of 35               
          U.S.C. § 112.                                                               
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner finally                     
          rejecting claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is                
          reversed.  The application is remanded to the examiner to                   
          consider the issue discussed above and to take appropriate                  
          action in light thereof.                                                    
                                REVERSED and REMANDED                                 




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