Appeal No. 1998-0215
Application No. 08/052,671
Given the above teachings, it is reasonable to conclude
that the claimed “remeltable and resolidifiable bondable
thermoplastic surface on the cloth” embraces Pedlow’s
thermoplastic resin having at least one surface thermally
bonded to a fiberglass cloth. Although Pedlow’s flowable
thermoplastic resin can be converted to a foamy charred
residue at a temperature above
o o
662 F (350 C), there is ample evidence that it is “remeltable
and resolidifiable” at a temperature between 150 and 300 C aso
indicated supra.
Appellant argues that “the Pedlow reference provides
absolutely no suggestion that [its] thermoplastic resin must
be present in amounts operable to bond overlapping knuckles of
the woven fiberglass [cloth] . . . . ” See Brief, page 5.
However, as is apparent from Pedlow’s Figure 1, Pedlow’s
thermoplastic coating fully envelops and bonds the entire
upper surface of a woven fiberglass cloth. Thus, we agree
with the examiner that Pedlow necessarily employs a
thermoplastic resin in the claimed amounts, i.e., amounts
sufficient to cover the entire surface, including knuckles, of
the claimed woven fiberglass cloth.
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