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                  Appeal No. 2001-1304                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 09/061,392                                                                                                              

                  in addition to a substantially vertical monopole element having a non-constant outer                                                    
                  diameter.  Since we are persuaded by appellant that the prior art applied against the                                                   
                  claims is deficient, we do not sustain the section 103 rejection of claims 1-7 and 10-16.                                               


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           The rejection of claims 1-7 and 10-16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                       
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              




                                             ERROL A. KRASS                                        )                                                      
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