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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 RODNEY C. HEMMINGER and MARK L. MUNDAY
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Appeal No.2000-2244
Application No. 08/660,709
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
A patent examiner rejected claims 23-31. The appellants appealed therefrom
under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirmed-in-part. Ex parte Hemminger, No. 2000-2244,
slip op. at 1 (Bd.Pat.App. & Int. Sept. 27, 2002). The appellants now ask us to
reconsider our decision to affirm the rejection of claims 23-28 under § 103(a) as
obvious over Schlumberger Indus. Elec. Div. ("Schlumberger"), Quantum® Electronic
Meter Field Reference Manual For Q101, Q111, Q121, Q200, Q210, Q220 and Q230
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