The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte SANTOKH S. BADESHA, GEORGE J. HEEKS, ROBERT M. FERGUSON, DAVID J. GERVASI and ARNOLD W. HENRY _____________ Appeal No. 2003-0479 Application No. 09/416,148 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, DELMENDO and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. REQUEST FOR REHEARING Appellants request rehearing of our decision of March 31, 2003, wherein we affirmed the examiner’s rejections of all the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We have thoroughly reviewed each of the arguments presented in appellants’ Request. However, we remain of the opinion that the burden is properly upon appellants to demonstrate that thePage: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007