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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOHN A. BRIDGES ____________ Appeal No. 97-4166 Application No. 08/478,6471 ____________ ON REHEARING ____________ Before CALVERT, MEISTER and GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judges. MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING The appellant requests we reconsider our decision mailed on September 16, 1998 wherein we (I) affirmed the rejection of claims 86, 88, 89, 95, 97 and 99 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as 1Application for patent filed June 7, 1995. According to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application No. 07/980,113 filed November 23, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,465,891 issued November 14, 1995; which is a continuation of Application No. 07/704,024 filed May 22, 1991, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007