The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 44 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte STAN W. THOMAS, ROGER D. KEY, KYLE G. FLUEGEL, WILLIE K. JACKSON, KEITH D. ELWELL AND GARY L. WHITE ____________ Appeal No. 1996-1955 Application No. 08/392,416 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before PAK, WARREN, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING Appellants request rehearing of our decision mailed September 20, 2000, wherein we affirmed the examiner’s decision rejecting the claims on appeal under the doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting as unpatentable over claimsPage: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007