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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RICHARD W. STICKLES and JOHN L. HALPIN
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Appeal No. 2001-0299
Application No. 08/993,861
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
This is a decision on appellants’ request for rehearing (Paper No. 13) of our
decision mailed June 26, 2002 (Paper No. 12) sustaining the examiner’s rejections of
claims 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15 as being anticipated by Koch, of claims 1 and 12 as
being anticipated by Angel and of claims 7-9 and 14 as being anticipated by Dooley.
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