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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT M. BRAY
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Appeal No. 2006-1669
Application No. 10/476,257
Technology Center 3600
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Before FRANKFORT, BAHR and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON REHEARING
This is a decision on appellant’s request for rehearing under 37 CFR
§ 41.52(a)(1) (filed September 26, 2006) of our decision mailed July 26, 2006, in
which we reversed the rejection of claims 24 and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, and affirmed the rejection of claims 1-7, 11-15, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 26
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Allen, the rejection of claims 8-
10 and 16-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Allen in view
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