Appeal No. 2000-0331
Application No. 08/822,145
process for fiber material in a fiber processing facility. A
control system in the fiber processing facility adjusts the
processing parameters of a coarse cleaning machine according
to the identity of the fiber material delivered by a bale
opening machine located upstream of the coarse cleaning
machine.
Claim 81 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
81. A fiber processing facility comprising:
a bale opening machine;
a coarse cleaning machine;
a control system, coupled to the bale opening
machine and the coarse cleaning machine, identifying a
fiber material to be processed; and
the control system adjusting the processing
parameters of the coarse cleaning machine according to
the identity of the fiber material delivered by the bale
opening machine.
No references were relied on by the examiner.
Claims 81 through 91 stand rejected under the first
paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 for lack of enablement.
Reference is made to the briefs (paper nos. 35 and 38)
and the answer (paper no. 36) for the respective positions of
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