Appeal No. 2007-0517
Application No. 10/768,647
4) The first and second splicing regions have a fluid permeability as great as
the fluid permeability of absorbent materials being joined (claim 1) or at least
about 25% as great as the absorbent materials being joined (claim 12).
5) Fluid permeability relates to the porosity of a material and is defined in
terms of the ability of fluid to pass through a porous material. (‘647 Specification,
p. 6, para 23 and Appeal Brief, p. 6).
B. Prior Art
Roslund ‘097
6) The Examiner relies upon Roslund ‘097 as describing a splicing material
having a fluid permeability at least about as great as the fluid permeability of the
absorbent materials being joined. (Examiner’s Answer, pages 3-4).
7) Roslund ‘097 describes a seam for absorbent textile fabrics, and in particular
for drier felts used in paper making machines. (Roslund ‘097, col. 1, ll. 1-4).
8) Roslund’s seam is formed from a solid cement strip that is both waterproof
and heat proof. (Id. at col. 3, ll., 51-52, col. 5, ll. 43-50, and claim 1).
9) Roslund teaches that the presence of the cement cuts down on the total
absorptive capacity of the felt at the seam to the extent it does not penetrate the
seam. (Id. at col. 3, ll. 69-71).
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