Ex Parte LEWIS et al - Page 8



          Appeal No. 2000-2207                                                        
          Application No. 08/968,379                                                  

               Accordingly, since we are of the opinion that the prior art                                                                     
          applied by the Examiner does not support the obviousness                    
          rejection, we do not sustain the rejection of independent claims            
          23, 27, and 38, nor of claims 24-26, 30, 37, 39, 40, 42, and                
          43 dependent thereon.  Therefore, the decision of the Examiner              
          rejecting claims 23-27, 30, 37-40, 42, and 43 under 35 U.S.C.               
          § 103(a) is reversed.                                                       

                                  REVERSED                                            


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