Appeal No. 1997-3264
Application 08/501,769
1937
Bungay 2,624,389 Jan. 6,
1953
Evans et al. (Evans) 3,146,485 Sep. 1,
1964
Valimont et al. (Valimont) 4,367,107 Jan. 4,
1983
Nomura (JP ‘217) 2-308217 Dec. 21,
1990
(Japanese Kokai)
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
follows: claims 1-4 over Valimont, and claims 1 and 3 over
Stebbins or Evans. The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as follows: claims 1-6 over Valimont in view of Bungay,
and claims 1-4 and 7 over JP ‘217 in view of Valimont.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with
appellants that the aforementioned rejections are not well
founded. Accordingly, we reverse these rejections.
Appellants’ claim 1, which is the sole independent claim,
requires laminating the sheeted topfilm to the sheeted
substrate while simultaneously tensioning the sheeted topfilm
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