The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ASHWINKUMAR C. BHATT, JOHN C. CAMP, MARY BETH FLETCHER, KENNETH L. POTTER, and JOHN A. WELSH __________ Appeal No. 2005-1195 Application No. 09/906,984 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before GARRIS, TIMM, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING This is in response to a request, received August 30, 2005 for rehearing of our decision, mailed July 18, 2005, wherein we sustained each of the section 102 and section 103 rejections advanced by the examiner. Our reasons for sustaining these rejections included rebuttals to the appellants’ several arguments thereagainst 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007