The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PATRICIA ANN MITCHLER,
WILFRED EUGENE RIDDELL,
and CARMEN ANN BAKER
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Appeal No. 2005-1207
Application No. 10/126,342
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ON BRIEF
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Before WALTZ, KRATZ and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 10-23, which are all of the claims pending in
this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§ 134.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a meltblown web that
includes an air-formed layer comprising meltblown fibers and
particles that penetrate the surface of the meltblown fibers. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claims 10 and 13 , which are reproduced below.
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