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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 32
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES LEO BAGGOT, MICHAEL EARK DANIIELS,
RONALD FREDERICK GROPP, DAVID ROBERT GRUBER,
PAUL KERNER PAULING, JAMES MONROE PERKINS,
JAMES B. BA DOUR JR., LARRY E. BIRNBAUM
and RUDOLPH S. FORTUNA
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Appeal No. 2002-1222
Application 09/049,908
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, OWENS and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 34, all of the claims in the application. Claims 1 and 25 are
illustrative of the claims on appeal:
1. A method of making and processing a high bulk tissue web, comprising:
depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto an endless forming fabric
to form a web;
drying the web to form a dried web having a bulk of 9.0 cubic centimeters per gram or
greater;
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