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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SHUICHI NAGANO and TAKASHI KANAI ____________ Appeal No. 1997-4447 Application No. 08/309,907 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING In a paper filed on July 24, 2000, bearing a certificate of mailing date of July 18, 2000, appellants request that we rehear our decision dated May 18, 2000, wherein we sustained the rejection of claims 9, 10 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007