The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MATTIAS SCHMIDT AND BRUNO J. EHRNSPERGER ____________ Appeal 2006-2813 Application 10/168,887 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Decided: November 20, 2006 ____________ Before KIMLIN, TIMM, and GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-27. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1. A disposable absorbent article comprising a liquid handling member, said liquid handling member comprising a first zone and a second zone connected to a suction device,Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007