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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte STEPHEN J. PLAS __________ Appeal No. 1999-2324 Application 08/723,737 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before STAAB, McQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING This appeal comes before us again on request for rehearing of our decision dated May 24, 2000 (Paper No. 22), wherein we affirmed the examiner’s rejection of the appealed 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007