Appeal No. 1999-2433
Application No. 08/862,361
paper which includes localized areas with reduced thickness
and
opacity, particularly a paper for banknotes (see claims 17
through 22, 30 through 32, 35, 37, 38 and 39). In addition,
appellants’ invention relates to a process for manufacturing a
sheet of paper which includes at least one area or region
having reduced thickness relative to the thickness of the rest
of the sheet (claims 23 through 27, 33 and 34) and to a sheet
of paper obtained by means of the process of claim 23 on
appeal (claim 28). Independent claims 23 and 37 are
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims, as reproduced from the Appendix to appellants’
brief, is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:1
Jones 54,835 May 15, 1866
Howes 987,678 Mar. 21,
1Our understanding of the foreign language document to Vernois relied
upon by the examiner is based on a translation of that document prepared for
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. For appellants’ convenience, a copy of
that translation is attached to this decision.
2
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