Ex Parte KARASAWA et al - Page 5




                  Appeal No. 2002-0876                                                                                        Page 5                      
                  Application No. 09/267,140                                                                                                              


                  above with respect to claim 1.  Since the issues with respect to claim 2 are essentially                                                
                  the same as the issues with respect to claim 1, we will not sustain the rejection of claim                                              
                  2 for essentially the same reasons discussed above with respect to claim 1.                                                             
                           In summary, we have not sustained either of the examiner’s rejections of the                                                   
                  claims on appeal.  Therefore, the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 and 2 is                                                  
                  reversed.                                                                                                                               
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              


                                             JAMES D. THOMAS                                       )                                                      
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                                             ERROL A. KRASS                                        )     APPEALS                                          
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                                             JERRY SMITH                                           )                                                      
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