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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               precedent of the Board.                                                
                                                       Paper No. 24                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                      Ex parte JYRKI HUOVILA, ERKKI ILMONIEMI,                        
                          MICHAEL ODELL and ANTTI SUONPERA                            
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1999-0337                                  
                               Application 08/323,839                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                               HEARD:  AUGUST 16, 2000                                
                                  ________________                                    
          Before CALVERT, McQUADE and JENNIFER D. BAHR, Administrative                
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Jyrki Huovila et al. appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 1 through 17, all of the claims pending in the                       
          application.  We affirm-in-part.                                            
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               The invention relates to the field of papermaking, and                 

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