Ex Parte Beitz et al - Page 9



              Appeal No. 2007-0517                                                                                       
              Application No. 10/768,647                                                                                 
                     large degree so that such area as well as other areas of the felt may                               
                     take up the moisture driven out of the paper.                                                       

              (Id. at col. 1, ll. 8-14, emphasis added).                                                                 

                            Platt ‘761                                                                                   
              14) The Examiner relies upon Platt ‘761 for its description of a heat softenable                           
              splicing material in a web pattern.  (Examiner’s Answer, p. 4).                                            

                            Erceg ‘820                                                                                   
              15) The Examiner relies upon Erceg ‘820 for its description of:                                            
                     [A] method of butt splicing foam materials which are generally water                                
                     absorbent materials by applying a foam splicing material over the first                             
                     face of both adjacent sheets.                                                                       
              (Examiner’s Answer, p. 4).                                                                                 

                            Minarelli ‘639                                                                               
              16) The Examiner relies upon Minarelli ‘639 for its description of applying                                
              splicing materials to opposite faces of webs being spliced.  (Id. at 5).                                   

                            Boriani ‘592                                                                                 
              17) The Examiner relies upon Boriani ‘592 for its description of a splicing                                
              material being wrapped around the webs being spliced.  (Id.).                                              



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