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                  Appeal No. 2004-0430                                                                                        Page 8                      
                  Application No. 09/174,868                                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 and 3 to 18 under                                                
                  35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.  In addition, we have remanded this application to the                                                     
                  examiner for further consideration.                                                                                                     


                           This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires immediate action, see                                            
                  MPEP § 708.01.                                                                                                                          
                                                        REVERSED and REMANDED                                                                             





                                             IRWIN CHARLES COHEN                                   )                                                      
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