THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte FRANCOIS DESPREZ, JOHAN DEVENYNS, NICHOLAS TROUGHTON and PAUL ESSEMAEKER ____________ Appeal No. 1997-0090 Application No. 08/083,183 ____________ HEARD: February 10, 2000 ____________ Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-13. Appealed claims 1 and 6 are representative and are reproduced below: 1. A process for bleaching a chemical paper pulp to obtain levels of brightness of at least 89E ISO, comprising:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007