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          Appeal No. 1999-1109                                                        
          Application No. 08/359,904                                                  


               Claims 17-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112 first                
          paragraph for lack of written description.  Claims 2-10 and 17-             
          20                                                                          
          stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.  Claims             
          11-13, 15 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as                    
          anticipated by Gudmundson.  Claims 11-13 and 21 stand rejected              
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Chia.  Claims 1, 2, 8               
          and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable            
          over Chia in view of     Schellinger.  Claims 3-5 and 14 stand              
          rejected over 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Chia, Schellinger and                    
          Shiotsuki.  Claims 17-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103               
          over Chia in view of Tanaka and Benveniste                                  
          or Ivanov or Kojima or Ramsdale or Yamada or Mende.                         














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