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                    Appeal No. 2002-1969                                                                                                                                  
                    Application No. 09/665,907                                                                                                                            


                    combination of Cordell and Wrege.  Accordingly, the examiner's                                                                                        
                    rejection of dependent claims 2 and 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)                                                                                        
                    will likewise not be sustained.                                                                                                                       


                    In view of the foregoing, the examiner's decision rejecting                                                                                           
                    claims 1 through 8 of the present application under 35 U.S.C.                                                                                         
                    § 103(a) is reversed.                                                                                                                                 


                                                                             REVERSED                                                                                     





                                                  IRWIN CHARLES COHEN                                        )                                                            
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