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                  Appeal No. 2004-0729                                                                                         Page 7                     
                  Application No. 09/957,202                                                                                                              


                  as well as claims 2, 9 and 10 which appellant states stand or fall with claim 1 (brief, page                                            
                  5).                                                                                                                                     
                                                                   CONCLUSION                                                                             
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 2, 9 and 10 under                                               
                  35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.                                                                                                            
                           No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal                                                 
                  may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                                                
                                                                     AFFIRMED                                                                             





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                  TJO/ki                                                                                                                                  






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