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                  Appeal No. 2004-0839                                                                                      Page 15                       
                  Application No. 09/347,695                                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C.                                                   
                  § 102(b) 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                                                                             





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