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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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 MICHAEL J. NIEMEYER,
KENT A. FRANKLIN, ROBIN K. NASON,
SUSAN E. SHAWVER, PAUL W. ESTEY,
and LARRY N. BARNETT
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Appeal No. 2006-0827
Application 10/025,214
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the rejection of claims 1-6, 8-25,
27-40 and 42-48. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. An absorbent structure, comprising:
an absorbent core; and
1
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