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          Appeal No. 2002-0574                                                        
          Application No. 09/144,949                                                  


                                      DECISION                                        
               The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through                
          6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed as to claims 1, 2 and                
          4 through 6, and is reversed as to claim 3.                                 
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                                                                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 

                                  AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                    






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