The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM PATRICK APPS _____________ Appeal No. 2005-1294 Application No. 09/785,100 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, PAK and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. ON REQUEST ON REHEARING Appellant requests a rehearing of the Board’s decision entered August 31, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as “Decision”), wherein we affirmed the examiner’s decision rejecting the claims on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and (e). We have carefully considered the arguments raised by the appellant in the request for rehearing. However, those arguments do not persuade us that our Decision was in error in any respect. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007