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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LEE A. CHASE, ELDEAN WEIDMAYER and GREGORY R. HAULER
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Appeal No. 2005-1698
Application No.09/775,425
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
This is a decision on appellants' request for rehearing (filed November 21, 2005)
under 37 CFR § 41.52 of our decision (mailed September 20, 2005) wherein we
affirmed the examiner's rejections of claims 1, 10 and 11 as being anticipated by Todd,
claims 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 15, 18-20, 24 and 25 as being anticipated by Beam, claims 1, 4,
6, 8, 11, 13-15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 28 as being anticipated by Chase, claims 1-3, 9,
11, 15-17, 23 and 25 as being anticipated by Murray, and claims 2, 3, 8 and 9 as being
unpatentable over Todd.
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