Appeal 2006-3391
Application 10/371,485
pending claims. We have jurisdiction over this appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 6
(2002).
THE INVENTION
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to a process of packaging an
article using a packaging machine adapted to reactivate an adhesive or
sealant composition that has been previously applied to a case or carton
(Specification 1 and 2). Claim 7, the only independent claim, reads as
follows:
7. A process of packaging an article by forming,
filling and sealing a packaging container
comprising a packaging material that has had
applied to at least a portion thereof a reactivatable
adhesive, said process comprising folding a
packaging material along predetermined fold lines,
said packaging material having applied to at least a
first portion thereof a reactivatable adhesive,
contacting the adhesive present on said first
portion of said packaging material with a second
portion of said packaging material, and exposing
the applied reactivatable adhesive to ultrasonic
waves by contacting the first or the second portion
of said packaging material with an ultrasonic horn
for a time sufficient to reactivate the adhesive, and
allowing the reactivated adhesive to solidify,
thereby bonding the first portion to said second
portion to form or seal the packaging container.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Moore US 2,603,925 Jul. 22, 1952
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