Appeal 2006-2859
Application 11/062,725
1 deformable membrane is deformable in three dimensions to envelop an item
2 of three-dimensional shape (Specification 2).
3 Claim 1 under appeal reads as follows:
4 1. A package module for an item of three-dimensional
5 shape comprising
6 a porous deformable membrane defining an enclosed
7 space and characterized in being deformable in three
8 dimensions to envelop the item of three-dimensional shape
9 therein; and
10 a mass of loose fill elements disposed within said
11 membrane and occupying an amount of said space sufficient to
12 permit said membrane to be shaped about the item of three
13 dimensional shape and to permit said elements to move within
14 said membrane to accommodate the three-dimensional shape of
15 the item and to envelop the item therein.
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17 The Examiner rejected claims 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11 under 35
18 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Tate.
19 The Examiner rejected claims 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10, and 11 under 35
20 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Alivizatos.
21 The Examiner rejected claims 1, 2, and 5 to 10 under 35 U.S.C.
22 § 102(b) as being anticipated by Olesen.
23 The Examiner rejected claims 1, 3 and 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
24 being anticipated by Groth.
25 The Examiner rejected claims 1, 4, 5, and 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
26 as being anticipated by Fuss.
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