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                  Appeal No. 2002-0580                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/980,336                                                                                                              

                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 4-8, 11-16, 19                                                  
                  and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                               


                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              

                                             LEE E. BARRETT                                        )                                                      
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                           )                                                      
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                                             MICHAEL R. FLEMING                                    )     APPEALS                                          
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                           )       AND                                            
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                                             JOSEPH L. DIXON                                       )                                                      
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                           )                                                      



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