Appeal 2007-1486
Application 10/339,003
drawn to a non-elected invention. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.
§ 6(b) (2002).
I. Statement of the case
The invention on appeal is directed to a seating composite for
covering the seat and back portions of a seat frame, e.g., a chair frame
(Specification, 1). The seating composite comprises a film layer, e.g., of
urethane, vinyl of a urethane/vinyl blend, and an elastomeric net material,
e.g., a polyester elastic material, coupled with the film layer (id., 2 and 5).
The film layer may be cast directly onto the elastomeric net material or a
film layer/adhesive layer/elastomeric net material layer laminate may be
formed (id., 3).
Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as follows:
1. A seating composition comprising:
a film layer; and
an elastomeric net material coupled with the film
layer.
The Examiner rejected claims 1-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
The following prior art2 was relied upon by the Examiner:
Smith US 4,400,422 Aug. 23, 1983
Bafford US 4,746,565 May 24, 1988
Isoda US 5,639,543 Jun. 17, 1997
Smith, Bafford and Isoda qualify as prior art under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b).
2 The reader should know that no references to et al. are made in this
opinion.
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