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            The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.         
                                                                 Paper No. 39         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                               Ex parte KEVIN B. McNEIL                               
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1999-0233                                 
                              Application No. 08/787,893                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF1                                      
                                     ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2                 
          through 8.  These claims constitute all of the claims remaining             
          in the application.                                                         

               Appellant’s invention pertains to a core wound paper                   
          product.  A basic understanding of the invention can be derived             


               1 Attendance at the oral hearing set for Wednesday, October            
          24, 2001 was waived by appellant (Paper No. 38).                            




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