The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JERRY R. SALANDRO __________ Appeal No. 1998-0148 Application 08/317,990 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge. Appellant’s request for rehearing is granted to the extent that we have in fact reviewed our findings but is denied as to making any change therein. REQUEST FOR REHEARING Appellant requests that we reconsider and modify our decision mailed July 10, 2000, to indicate that the rejection of claims 1 through 4 is reversed. Appellant argues “The heart of the Board’s rejection of Claim 1 is that ‘[t]he connections of matrix 13 are clearly 1Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007