The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte DONALD C. JOHNSON and JEFFREY SPILFOGEL __________ Appeal No. 2004-0203 Application 09/780,320 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before PAK, WALTZ, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING Pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.197(b)(amended Dec. 1, 1997), appellants have submitted a Request for Reconsideration1 (hereafter “Request”) dated Mar. 3, 2004, Paper 1A Request for Reconsideration is now denominated as a Request for Rehearing. See 37 CFR § 1.197(b), amended effective Dec. 1, 1997, by final rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53,131, 53,197 (Oct. 10, 1997), 1203 Off. Gaz. Pat. & Trademark Office 63,122 (Oct. 21, 1997). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007