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          Appeal No. 2002-0555                                                        
          Application 09/361,514                                                      




          In light of the foregoing, it is our determination that the                 
          examiner has not made out a prima facie case of obviousness, and            
          that the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1, 3 and 4               
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) must be reversed.                                  


                                   REVERSED                                           










                         IRWIN CHARLES COHEN           )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT          )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )   APPEALS AND                
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                                                       ) INTERFERENCES                
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                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB             )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              





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