Appeal No. 1998-2516
Application 08/422,440
Appellant points to page 7 of the original decision
wherein the Board stated that “Smith suggests that the common
mode problem in Jove can be solved by connecting a
controllable current sink across the MR element” [Request,
page 2]. Appellant essentially argues that this conclusion by
the Board is unwarranted by anything stated or shown in the
Smith reference. Appellant also presents an analysis of the
proposed modification of Jove and asserts that the proposed
modification either would not work at all or would seriously
degrade the performance of the Jove amplifier [id., pages 3-
6].
We have reconsidered our decision of October 27, 2000
in light of appellant’s comments in the request for rehearing,
and we find no error therein. We, therefore, decline to make
any changes in our prior decision for the reasons which
follow.
The majority of appellant’s request for rehearing
raises factual questions resulting from the examiner’s and the
Board’s modification of Jove using the teachings of Smith.
These factual questions are being raised for the first time in
this request for rehearing and have not been considered by the
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