Ex parte WHITAKER et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 2001-0346                                       Page 9           
          Application No. 08/887,648                                                  


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject                   
          claims 5, 13 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.  In                  
          addition, the application has been remanded to the examiner                 
          for further action.                                                         


               This application, by virtue of its "special" status,                   
          requires immediate action, see MPEP § 708.01 (Seventh Edition,              
          Rev. 1, Feb. 2000).                                                         
                                REVERSED and REMANDED                                 





                         IAN A. CALVERT                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB             )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                         JEFFREY V. NASE               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              








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