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                  Appeal No. 1997-2080                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/159,939                                                                                                              



                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           For the reasons set forth in the body of this opinion, we reverse the rejection of                                             
                  claims 21, 22, 24, 29-32 and 35 as unpatentable over Shumin Na and Kelly; as well as the                                                
                  rejection of claims 7, 23, 33 and 34 as unpatentable over Shumin Na, Kelly and Kato.                                                    
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              






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