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                                           THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                                                
                     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for                                                                                
                     publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                       
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                                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                                
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                                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                
                                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                              
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                                                                      Ex parte JOHN W. PAINE                                                                                           
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                                                                           Appeal No. 97-3215                                                                                          
                                                                        Application 08/619,0981                                                                                        
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before COHEN, MEISTER, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 
                     COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                               

                                           ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION (REHEARING) 2                                                                                                
                                This is in response to a " REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION" (REHEARING) of                                                                                 
                     our decision dated September 15, 1998, wherein this panel of the board affirmed the                                                                               



                                1  Application for patent filed March 20, 1996.  According to the appellant, the                                                                       
                     application is a continuation of Application 08/293,507, filed August 22, 1994, abandoned.                                                                        
                                2 Effective December 1, 1997, paragraph(b) of 37 CFR § 1.197 was amended to                                                                            
                     change request for “reconsideration” to request for --rehearing--.                                                                                                
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