Appeal 2007-1715 Page 17
Application 10/033,224
multiplied by the density of the packing material.
B. Facts
The record supports the following findings of fact by a preponderance of the
evidence.
1. A package to be shipped comprises an article to be shipped, a container
holding the article, and may further include packing material securing the article
within the container.
2. Subtracting the volume of an object from the volume of a container holding
the object equals the volume of the space inside the container surrounding the
object.
3. The weight of an object can be calculated by multiplying the volume of the
object by its density.
C. Analysis
Claim 11 involves determining the weight of the packing material by
subtracting the volume of the article from the volume of the container and
multiplying the result by the density of the packing material. It is generally well
known that subtracting the volume of an object from the volume of a container
holding the object equals the volume of the space inside the container surrounding
the object and that the weight of an object can be calculated by multiplying the
volume of the object by its density.
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