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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte CARLTON E. ASH and JON F. GEIBEL __________ Appeal No. 1996-3724 Application 08/120,305 __________ REHEARING __________ Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING This is in response to a request, filed August 2, 1999, for rehearing/reconsideration of our decision, mailed May 28, 1999, wherein we sustained the examiner’s section 103 rejections of the appealed claims as being unpatentable over 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007