Appeal No. 1998-2519
Application No. 08/167,692
in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of
the absorbent assembly.” As discussed above, the elastically
stretchable regions 29, 30 of Widlund are not disclosed,
explicitly or inherently, as being stretchable in the claimed
direction; therefore, neither these claims, nor dependent
claims 9 to 12, 15, 16, 18 and 19, are anticipated.
Rejection (1) will not be sustained.
Rejections (2) and (3)
These rejections will not be sustained, since neither
Weisman, nor the argument advanced by the examiner as to
claim 17, overcome the deficiencies of Widlund noted above.
Conclusion
The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1 to 19 is
reversed.
REVERSED
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