Appeal No. 2006-1557 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/220,514
section. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claim 19, which is reproduced below.
19. A method for processing a wide paper or board web in
which a wide base web is manufactured and processed in a
paper or board machine in a least one processing stage
before the finished product is separated by being cut
transversely from the web on the production line,
comprising:
dividing the base web at least once in the paper or
board machine to form at least two part-webs, the dividing
occurring before the finished product is separated by being
cut transversely from the web on the production line and
before the processing stage; and
guiding at least one of the part-webs to at least one
finishing stage, before the finished product is separated by
being cut transversely from the web on the production line,
wherein the at least two part-webs are guided parallel
to or on top of each other and are divided immediately
downstream of a head-box, a web-former, a press, or a drying
section.
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Elger 6,391,157 May 21, 2002
(application filed Nov. 23, 1999)
Claims 2-16 and 19-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under
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