Appeal No. 1998-1832
Application No. 08/434,331
supplying said regenerated bleaching chemical to at least one of said
chlorine- free bleaching step or said oxygen delignification step.
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following references:
Smith et al. (Smith) 3,725,194 Apr. 3, 1973
Reeve et al. (Reeve) 4,039,372 Aug. 2, 1977
Phillips et al. (Phillips) 4,372,812 Feb. 8, 1983
Mannbro 4,595,455 Jun. 17, 1986
Santén et al. (Santén) 4,601,786 Jul. 22, 1986
Henricson 5,340,440 Aug. 23, 1994
Ahlstrom Brochure (Ahlstrom), “New generation kraft pulping and bleaching
technology,” no page numbering (1992).
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 3 through 14 and 16 through 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Henricson in view of Phillips, and Smith with or
without Mannbro, Reeve, or Ahlstrom.
Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Henricson in view of Phillips, and Smith with or without Mannbro, Reeve or Ahlstrom
and further in view of Santén.
Claims 1, and 3 through 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
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