Appeal No. 2003-1818
Application 09/223,602
(Paper No. 24), noted a reply brief (Paper No. 26) filed by the
appellants and forwarded the application to this Board for review
of the new rejections of claims 8 and 10 through 13.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a tissue which is defined in
representative claims 8 and 10 as follows:
8. A tissue sheet having a basis weight from about 10 to 25
gsm, a bulk of from about 6 cm3/g to about 15 cm3/g, and a
stretch of from about 10% to about 50% in the machine direction;
and comprising a Yankee side and an off-Yankee side; the Yankee
side having a surface, said surface having a smooth appearance,
said surface further being substantially free from any
discernable crepe pattern.
10. A single ply creped tissue comprising:
a) a Yankee side and an off-Yankee side;
b) the Yankee side having a smooth appearance and further
having no discernable crepe pattern when viewed with the naked
eye;
c) the off-Yankee side having a crepe pattern that is
visible to the naked eye;
d) a bulk of at least about 6 cm3/g; and,
f) a stretch of at least about 10% in the machine direction.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
rejections on appeal are:
Salvucci, Jr. et al. 3,812,000 May 21, 1974
(Salvucci)
Carstens 4,300,981 Nov. 17, 1981
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