Appeal No. 2002-1749
Application No. 09/395,270
582 F.2d 638, 642, 199 USPQ 137, 140 (CCPA 1978); and In re
Nielson, 816 F.2d 1567, 1572, 2 USPQ2d 1525, 1528 (Fed. Cir.
1987).
Rejection (1)
Wyman discloses a dimensionally stable water impervious rug
underlay used for adhering a rug to a carpet to prevent the rug
from slipping relative to the carpet. The underlay comprises a
woven backing 7 made of flat, monofilament polypropylene yarns
(column 3, lines 46 to 49), with non-aggressive adhesive 10 and
11 applied to each side of the backing, to which is applied a
release film 12 and 13 (column 4, lines 7 to 11). Wyman
describes a method of using the underlay at column 2, lines 36 to
51. Basically, the adhesive on the top side of the underlay is
exposed and the underlay is adhered to the back of a rug,
whereafter the adhesive on the bottom side of the underlay is
exposed so that the underlay may be adhered to an existing
carpet. SIGA pertains to a pressure sensitive mesh material for
applying new carpeting to existing flooring or carpeting. In
SIGA, the mesh material is first adhered to the existing flooring
or carpeting, whereafter the new carpeting is adhered to the mesh
material.
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