Ex parte SANDERS et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 96-3347                                                          
          Application 08/160,460                                                      





               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,                
          2,                                                                          
          4 through 8, 10 through 15, 18, 19 and 21 through 28.  These                
          are the only claims remaining in the application.                           
               The claimed invention is directed to an apparatus for                  
          enveloping the absorbent core of a disposable diaper or the                 
          like.  For a further understanding of the claimed subject                   
          matter, reference is made to appealed claim 1, a copy of which              
          is appended to the appeal brief.                                            
               The references of record relied upon as evidence of                    
          obviousness are:                                                            
          Teed (‘272)              3,984,272                Oct.  5, 1976             
          Goodbar                  4,259,958                Apr.  7, 1981             
          Teed (‘782)              4,261,782                Apr. 14, 1981             


                                   THE REJECTIONS                                     
               The following rejections are before us on appeal.  Claims              
          1, 2, 4 through 8, 10 through 15, 18, 19 and 21 through 28                  
          stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over                   
          Goodbar in view of Teed (‘272).                                             
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