Appeal No. 97-0608
Application 08/287,143
handle and dispense from a hopper assembly,
and is inexpensive compared to many void
fill materials. Additionally, this mate-
rial does not possess the detrimental side-
effects of releasing oils, ink or residue
onto the packaged material or attracting
insects like cornstarch or popcorn void
fill materials.
Claims 1, 12 and 16 are representative of the sub-
ject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims, as they
appear in Exhibit A of appellants' brief, is attached to this
decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by
the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Reba et al. (Reba) 4,499,801 Feb. 19,
1985
Barben et al. (Barben) 5,027,509 July 2,
1991
Prior art references applied by this panel of the
Board in new rejections of certain of the appealed claims
under 37 CFR § 1.196(b) are:
Kesten 3,766,814 Oct. 23,
1973
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