Ex parte WOODRUFF - Page 1




                                              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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
                                                                                                           Paper No. 23                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte KEITH F. WOODRUFF                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-3718                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/480,5791                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before COHEN, MEISTER and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                      ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING                                                                          
                          The appellant requests we reconsider our decision mailed                                                                      
                 on August 11, 1998 wherein we (1) reversed the rejection of                                                                            
                 claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a), (2) affirmed the rejection                                                                           
                 of claims 1-3 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), (3) affirmed                                                                            



                          1    Application for patent filed June 7, 1995.                                                                               
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