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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 46
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JEFFREY J. ZETTLE et al.
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Appeal No. 2004-1271
Application No. 09/370,913
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HEARD: August 18, 2004
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Before ABRAMS, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
This is in response to the appellants' request for rehearing1 of our decision mailed
August 31, 2004, wherein we affirmed the examiner's rejection of claims 1, 3 to 5, 9 to 12,
15 to 17 and 19 to 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b); reversed the examiner's rejection of
claims 8, 18 and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b); and affirmed the examiner's rejection of
claims 6, 7, 13, 14, 23 and 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
1 Filed October 20, 2004.
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