Appeal No. 2000-1516
Application 08/897,337
THE INVENTION
The claimed invention is directed toward a method for making
a creped tissue. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A method for making creped tissue comprising: (a)
forming a wet tissue web by depositing an aqueous papermaking
furnish onto a forming fabric; (b) partially dewatering the
tissue web; (c) applying a creping adhesive and about 0.05 weight
percent or greater, based on the weight of dry fiber in the
tissue web, of one or more softening agents to the surface of a
Yankee dryer; (d) adhering the tissue web to the surface of the
Yankee dryer such that the softening agent is transferred to the
tissue web; and (e) creping the web.
THE REFERENCES
Soerens 5,025,046 Jun. 18, 1991
Knight et al. (Knight) 5,234,547 Aug. 10, 1993
Oriaran et al. (Oriaran) 5,695,607 Dec. 9, 1997
(filed Apr. 1, 1994)
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows:
claims 1-7 over Knight in view of Oriaran, and claim 8 over
Soerens in view of Knight and Oriaran.
OPINION
The aforementioned rejections are affirmed as to claims 1-5
and 8, and reversed as to claims 6 and 7.
The appellants state that the claims stand or fall in two
groups: 1) claims 1-5 and 8, and 2) claims 6 and 7 (brief,
page 2). Consequently, although an additional reference is
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