The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte OLAV J. S. KVASNES
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Appeal No. 1998-1781
Application No. 08/549,828
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HEARD: MAY 9, 2001
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Before STAAB, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
This is in response to appellant’s request for rehearing
(Paper No. 30, filed July 30, 2001) of our decision (Paper No.
29, dated May 30, 2001) reversing the examiner’s rejection of
claims 10-19 and sustaining the examiner’s rejection of claims
25 and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Wright (U.S. Pat. No. 2,740,168) in view of Thom (U.S. Pat. No.
3,774,342).
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