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Written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PAUL A. GEEL
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Appeal No. 2006-1587
Application No. 10/020,768
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, TIMM and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1 through 8 and 11 through 24.
Independent claim 1 is representative of the subject matter
on appeal and is set forth below:
1. A wet-laid nonwoven reinforcing mat, comprising: Comment [s1]: Double indented the
claim relied upon.
(a.) a base web including about 10 to less than 50
percent by weight glass fibers, about 50 to about 90
percent by weight polyethylene terephthalate fibers
having a diameter of from about 6 to about 12 microns
and polyvinyl alcohol in an amount of about 16 to
about 35 percent of the combined weight of the glass
fibers and the polyethylene terephthalate fibers; and
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