The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte VOLKER REIFFENRATH, DETLET PAULUTH and HERBERT PLACH Appeal No. 1999-0310 Application No. 08/225,267 ON BRIEF Before PAK, WARREN and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge REQUEST FOR REHEARING Pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.197(b) (1997), appellants have submitted a timely Request for Rehearing (hereafter "Request") of our Decision dated October 31, 2002, affirming the rejection of claims 1, 7, 9 through 11, 17 and 18Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007