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            Appeal No. 2004-2368                                                                          
            Application No. 09/395,854                                              Page 10               

            claim 15.  Accordingly, the rejection of claim 15 under 35 U.S.C.                             
            § 102(b) is reversed.                                                                         
                                              CONCLUSION                                                  
                  To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim                              
            15 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed.                                                      
                                                REVERSED                                                  

                               JOSEPH L. DIXON                      )                                     
                               Administrative Patent Judge          )                                     
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                                                                    )) BOARD OF PATENT                    
                               STUART S. LEVY                       )     APPEALS                         
                               Administrative Patent Judge          )       AND                           
                                                                    )  INTERFERENCES                      
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                                                                    )                                     
                               HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP                )                                     
                               Administrative Patent Judge          )                                     

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