Ex Parte Luo et al - Page 1



           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           written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHUIYUAN LUO and ALAN L. BILLINGS                        
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                                Appeal No. 2006-1701                                  
                             Application No. 10/334,513                               
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                                    ON BRIEF                                          
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          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5.              
          Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                    
                    1.   An industrial fabric for use in papermaking and              
               papermaking related processes comprising a plurality of                
               uncoated functional monofilaments having a grooved-shaped              
               cross-section and having reduced air permeability compared             
               with a fabric formed of monofilaments having a circular                
               cross-section.                                                         
               The examiner relies upon the reference in the rejection of             
          the appealed claims:                                                        
          Dugan et al. (Dugan)        6,093,491               Jul. 25, 2000           





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