The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ROBERT M. WALLACE, MARVIN W. GOWENS and STEVEN A. HENCK __________ Appeal No. 2001-0162 Application 08/824,594 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING Appellants request that we reconsider our decision dated November 18, 2002, with respect to affirming the Examiner’s decision rejecting claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and claim 8Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007