Appeal No. 1998-0122
Application No. 08/548,365
The claimed invention is directed to a geotechnical
fabric used for the confinement of stones. Such a fabric is
useful in building roads, walls and other foundation.
A further understanding of the claimed invention can be
had by reference to claim 8, the independent claim on appeal,
appended to appellant's brief.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of obviousness are:
Bach et al. ('309) 4,778,309 Oct. 18,
1988
Bach et al. ('543) 5,449,543 Sep.
12, 1995
Yamamoto (JP-A Kokai) JP-A 56-16730 Feb. 18, 1981
(PTO Translation) . 1
Claims 8, 9 and 11-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as unpatentable over Bach '309 in view of Yamamoto.
According to the examiner, it would have been obvious to
modify the geotechnical cell structure of Bach in the manner
taught by the Yamamoto reference.
1Our understanding of the Japanese Yamamoto patent is by
reference to two translations that have being provided to
appellant by the Patent and Trademark Office.
2
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