Ex Parte ANDERSON et al - Page 6

                  Appeal No. 2002-1137                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/761,854                                                                                                              

                           Since Kuba fails to disclose each and every limitation of any of the respective                                                
                  independent claims, we do not sustain the rejection of claims 2, 6, and 14-19 under 35                                                  
                  U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Kuba.                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           The rejection of claims 2, 6, and 14-19 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being                                                         
                  anticipated by Kuba is reversed.                                                                                                        


                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              




                                             LEE E. BARRETT                                        )                                                      
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                                             LANCE LEONARD BARRY                                   )     APPEALS                                          
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                                             HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP                                 )                                                      
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