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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES HAROLD DAVIS, NEZAM MALAKOUTI
and TERRILL ALAN YOUNG
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Appeal No. 2006-0828
Application No. 10/252,175
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 4-6,
8-12, 14-16, 18-21, 23, 24, 26-31 and 33-39. Claim 1 is
illustrative:
1. A method for manufacturing a disposable fluid-handling
article, the disposable fluid-handling article
comprising at least two primary components made
continuously from bulk starting materials, the method
comprising the steps of:
a) feeding a first polymeric bulk starting material
into at least one first polymeric extrusion
apparatus disposed adjacent to a first collecting
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