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                Appeal  2007-1168                                                                                
                Application 10/211,407                                                                           
                7. Appellant's Figure 2 is shown below;                                                          








                Appellant’s Figure 2 illustrates the second embodiment of the invention.                         
                8. Claims 1 and 11 are representative of the issues on appeal.                                   
                9. Claim 1 reads:                                                                                
                       A fibrous blanket material [10], comprising:                                              
                             a first fibrous layer [12] selected from a group of fibers                          
                       consisting of polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, fiberglass,                         
                       natural fibers, nylon, rayon and blends thereof wherein said                              
                       fibers have an average diameter of between about 10.0 and                                 
                       about 30.0 microns; and                                                                   
                             a layer [14] of meltblown polypropylene fibers having a                             
                       thickness of between about 0.0127 to about 0.254 cm                                       
                       wherein said first fibrous layer and said layer of meltblown                              
                       polypropylene fibers are bonded together by means of heat,                                
                       spray adhesive or both.                                                                   
                (Br. at 24 (Claims Appendix); paragraphing added.)                                               
                10. Claim 11 reads:                                                                              
                       A fibrous blanket material [10], comprising:                                              
                             a first fibrous layer [12] selected from a group of fibers                          
                       consisting of polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, fiberglass,                         
                       natural fibers, nylon, rayon and blends thereof wherein said                              
                       fibers have an average diameter of between about 10.0 and                                 
                       about 30.0 microns; and                                                                   

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