Ex Parte MIYAKE et al - Page 8

            Appeal No. 2002-0230                                                                            
            Application No. 09/136,070                                                                      

                                              CONCLUSION                                                    
                   The rejection of claims 1, 7, 15 to 18 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                
             obvious over the combination of Rokugawa and Zengerle is reversed.  The rejection              
             of claim 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of Rokugawa               
             and Zengerle as applied to claim 15 further combined with Ushikubo is reversed.                


                                               REVERSED                                                     





             TERRY J. OWENS                                     )                                           
                          Administrative Patent Judge           )                                           
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                          JEFFREY T. SMITH                      ) INTERFERENCES                             
                          Administrative Patent Judge           )                                           
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             JTS/kis                                                                                        



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