Appeal No. 2006-0885
Application No. 10/168,883
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the
Examiner and the Appellants concerning the above-noted rejections, we
refer to the Answer and the Brief.
OPINION3
Appellants’ invention relates to a disposable garment comprising a
liquid pervious topsheet and a liquid impervious backsheet combined with
the topsheet. The backsheet comprises melt-blown nonwoven web made
from fine fibers having an average fiber diameter of from about 3 µm to
about 10 µm. The backsheet has a basis weight of from about 3 g/m2 to
about 60 g/m2 and an air permeability value of at least about 15
cm3/cm2/sec. The nonwoven web has a moisture breathability value of at
least 7,000 g/m2/24 hours. Representative claim 1, as presented in the
Brief, is reproduced below:
1. A disposable garment comprising a liquid pervious topsheet,
a liquid impervious backsheet combined with the topsheet,
and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and
the backsheet,
wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent gelling
material wrapped with a tissue material;
3 Appellants have presented separate arguments for claims 1, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17. The
remaining claims not argued separately will stand or fall with claim 1.
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