Ex Parte Perkins - Page 2


                Appeal 2007-2743                                                                                
                Application 10/766,754                                                                          

                       means for feeding superposed layers of film material having                              
                       longitudinally spaced, transversely extending rows of                                    
                       perforations along a path, means for injecting air between the                           
                       two layers of film material, means for sealing the layers of film                        
                       material together to form air-filled cushions between the rows of                        
                       perforations, and means engagable with the string of air-filled                          
                       cushions for partially tearing the material along the rows of                            
                       perforations to facilitate tearing a desired number of the air-filled                    
                       cushions from the string.                                                                

                                             THE REFERENCES                                                     
                Bolton    US 4,493,684  Jan. 15, 1985                                                           
                Meschi    US 5,230,453  Jul. 27, 1993                                                           
                Fuss     US 6,582,800 B2  Jun. 24, 2003                                                         

                                             THE REJECTIONS                                                     
                       The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows: claims 1,                    
                3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13-15, 17, 19 and 20 over Fuss in view of Bolton, and claims 2,                  
                4, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 18 over Fuss in view of Bolton and Meschi.                                 

                                                  OPINION                                                       
                       We reverse the rejections as to all claims except claim 6.  We need to                   
                address only the independent claims, i.e., claims 1, 6, 9, 14, 15 and 20, and                   
                dependent claim 7.1                                                                             


                                                                                                               
                1 The Examiner does not rely upon Meschi for any disclosure that remedies                       
                the deficiency in Fuss and Bolton as to independent claims 1, 9, 14, 15                         
                and 20.                                                                                         

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