Ex Parte CORBETT et al - Page 4

         Appeal No. 2002-2114                                                       
         Application 09/164,792                                                     

              With respect to appellants’ claim 10, appellants argue that           
         this claim recites a method that provides egress for volatiles             
         from the honeycomb core.  The examiner states that the structure           
         utilized in the method of claim 8 of Hopkins would inherently              
         allow for the escape of volatiles also.  In view of the similarly          
         of materials and structure, and absent evidence to the contrary,           
         we agree with the examiner’s conclusion here.                              
              In view of the above, we affirm the rejection.                        

                                      AFFIRMED                                      




                  Bradley R. Garris           )                                    
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                   Terry J. Owens                ) BOARD OF PATENT                  
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                   Beverly A. Pawlikowski      )                                    
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