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          Appeal No. 2003-0760                                                         
          Application No. 05/730,221                                                   


          substantially within a selected operating range.  The mere fact              
          that the prior art may be modified in the manner suggested by the            
          examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the prior             
          art suggested the desirability of the modification.  In re                   
          Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266, 23 USPQ2d 1780, 1783-84 (Fed. Cir.              
          1992).                                                                       
          REVERSED                                                                     







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