Ex parte KRAHBICHLER et al. - Page 6

                  Appeal No. 2000-0188                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/900,720                                                                                                              


                  combine the teachings to achieve the invention as recited in independent claim 1.                                                       
                  Therefore, we will not sustain the rejection of independent claim 1 and its dependent                                                   
                  claims 2-5, 8 and 9.                                                                                                                    
                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              

                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-5, 8 and 9 under 35                                              
                  U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                                               
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              






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