Appeal No. 1998-2818
Application 08/550,521
the appealed subject matter.
The Applied Prior Art
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
support of rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:1
Robertson et al. (Robertson) 4,963,140 Oct. 16, 1990
Buell et al. (Buell) 5,151,092 Sep. 29, 1992
Daio, (Daio ‘051) 3,176,051 Jul. 31, 1991
Japanese application
Daio, (Daio ‘052) 3,176,052 Jul. 31, 1991
Japanese application
Uni-Charm Corp. (Uni-Charm) 4,371,148 Dec. 24, 1992
Japanese application
Kao Corp (Kao) 5,192,366 Aug. 3, 1993
Japanese application
The Rejections
Claims 1, 3, 4 and 9-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Uni-Charm or Kao, or, in the
alternative, as being unpatentable over Uni-Charm or Kao in
view of Buell.
1Our understanding of the Japanese language patent
documents relied upon by the examiner in support of the
appealed rejections is derived from translations prepared on
behalf of the PTO, copies of which are attached to this
opinion.
2
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