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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WARREN M. FARNWORTH and JOSEPH T. LINDGREN
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Appeal 2006-2181
Application 10/878,586
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: March 7, 2007
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Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and LINDA M.
GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellants request rehearing on our Decision of July 31, 2006
wherein we affirmed the Examiner’s rejection of the appealed claims under
35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, description requirement.
We have thoroughly reviewed Appellants’ arguments presented in the
Request for Rehearing, but we remain of the opinion that the claim language
“the ratio of a dimension of a contact region to a separation distance between
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