Ex parte TETHER et al. - Page 19




          Appeal No. 97-0608                                                          
          Application 08/287,143                                                      



                    1.  A process for manufacturing void fill material                
          comprising the steps of:                                                    
                    providing a cutting surface;                                      
                    providing an anvil surface opposing said cutting                  
          surface;                                                                    
                    inserting a sheet material between said cutting                   
          surface and said anvil surface; and                                         
                    cutting said sheet material into a plurality of                   
          pieces of void fill material wherein one of said pieces of                  
          said void fill material possesses at least one primary section              
          extending from a primary plane, wherein said primary section                
          is capable of forming an interlocking relationship with other               
          sections of other of said pieces of void fill material for                  
          subsequent placement around a packaged item inside a container              
          for the package item.                                                       
                    12.  A process for manufacturing void fill material               
          comprising the steps of:                                                    
                    providing a rotary cutting assembly;                              
                    providing a rotary anvil surface opposing said                    
          rotary cutting assembly;                                                    
                    inserting a sheet material between said rotary                    
          cutting surface and said rotary anvil surface; and                          
                    cutting said sheet material into a plurality of                   
          pieces of said void fill material for subsequent dispersal                  
          around a packaged item inside a package.                                    
                    16.  A process for manufacturing void fill material               
          comprising the steps of:                                                    
                    providing a cutting surface;                                      

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