The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte BRETT P. SEBER et al. ____________ Appeal No. 1998-3423 Application No. 08/584,962 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING This case comes before us again on request for rehearing of our decision of September 5, 2000, wherein we affirmed the decision of the examiner. The appellants requested that we reconsider certain aspects of the reasoning which led to our conclusion to affirm the examer’s positions. We have done so and, for the reasons expressed below, we have altered our decision. The Request for Rehearing is GRANTED.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007