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          Appeal No. 2002-2210                                                        
          Application 09/553,295                                                      


          for the deficiencies of the Christianson reference.  Accordingly,           
          the rejection of dependent claims 6, 7, 17, 27, 28 and 38 under             
          35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is not sustained.                                        


          In light of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner to                  
          reject claims 1 through 42 and 56 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is               
          reversed.                                                                   


                                   REVERSED                                           





                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT          )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB             )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )   APPEALS AND                
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) INTERFERENCES                
                                                       )                              
                         JOHN P. McQUADE               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              



          CEF:pgg                                                                     
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