Ex parte WATANABE et al. - Page 19

          Appeal No. 1997-1888                                      Page 19           
          Application No. 08/221,467                                                  


          U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed; and, the decision               
          of the examiner to reject claims 2-12, 14, 16, 21, 23-25, 39,               
          40 and 42-52 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                             
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 
                                  AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                    





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