Ex parte FINLEY et al. - Page 1




               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
                        publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.        
                                                                 Paper No. 23         

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                               Ex parte JAMES J. FINLEY                               
                                          and                                         
                                     MEHRAN ARBAB                                     
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1998-1663                                 
                              Application No. 08/508,408                              
                                     ____________                                     
                               HEARD: January 24, 2001                                
                                     ____________                                     

          Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent           
          Judges.                                                                     
          DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                               ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING                               
               Pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.197(b) (1997), the            
          appellants have submitted a request for rehearing of our decision           
          entered February 20, 2001, in which we affirmed the examiner’s              
          rejection of appealed claims 9 and 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 but             
          reversed the rejection of appealed claims 2 through 8, 23 through 28,       
          and 30 through 44 under the same ground.                                    







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