Appeal No. 1996-3020
Application 08/156,146
Appellants’ Request for Reconsideration is treated as a
Request for Rehearing in accordance with the revision of 37
CFR
§ 1.197(b), effective December 1, 1997.
Appellants request that we reconsider and modify our
decision dated July 30, 1999 to indicate that the rejection of
claims 17, 18, 20 and 21 is reversed . 2
Appellants rely on the decision to reverse the rejection
of claims 6 through 8, 16, 19 and 22 as the basis to reverse
the rejection of claims 17, 18, 20 and 21.
Claims 17, 18, 20 and 21 were not treated on their merits
by the Board. These claims were grouped with claims 3, 4 and
13 through 15 which stood together as indicated by Appellants
at page 6 of the brief. Claim 3 was considered on its merits
as the representative claim. (Note the Decision at page 4.)
2 Appellants have stated that the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences has allowed certain claims and Appellants
request we reconsider our decision and allow additional
claims. We do not allow claims. The Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences renders a decision to affirm or reverse a
particular rejection of claims.
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