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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WOLFDIETRICH G. KASPERKOVITZ and CICERO S. VAUCHER
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Appeal No. 2001-0583
Application No. 09/039,348
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellants request rehearing of our decision of July 16, 2002, wherein we
sustained the rejection of claims 1 and 4-8 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (b) as anticipated by
Gilmore.
First, appellants contend that if we redraw the boxes around the elements of
Gilmore, as suggested at page 5 of our decision, and as shown by appellants at page 2
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