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          Appeal No. 2004-0297                                                        
          Application No. 09/265,451                                                  

                                      SUMMARY                                         
              The decision of the examiner:                                           
              a) to reject claims 48, 50 through 63, 66 through 72 and 74             
          through 82 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over              
          Tamada in view of Danielson and Hale is affirmed with respect to            
          claims 48, 50 through 52, 55 through 62, 67 through 72, 74                  
          through 77 and 79 through 82, and reversed with respect to claims           
          53, 54, 63, 66 and 78;                                                      
              b) to reject claims 49 and 73 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as               
          being unpatentable over Tamada in view of Danielson and                     
          Nemirofsky is affirmed; and                                                 
              c) to reject claims 64 and 65 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as               
          being unpatentable over Tamada in view of Danielson and Germain             
          is reversed.                                                                











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