Appeal No. 96-1100
Application 07/836,032
The appellants' invention is directed to an orthopaedic
bandage having printing material on its surface. The subject
matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim
1, which reads as follows:
1. An orthopaedic bandage comprising:
a. a fibrous substrate having a surface at least
50% of the fibers on said surface having a
Young’s Modulus greater than 8 x 10 pounds per 6
square inch;
b. printing material on said surface comprised of
a plastisol and pigment; and
c. a curable resin coating on said substrate and
said printing material.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Baron et al. (Baron) 4,627,424 Dec. 9, 1986
Papp, Jr. (Papp) 4,935,019 June 19, 1990
Freeman et al. (Freeman) 5,088,484 Feb. 18, 1992
Scholz et al. (Scholz) 5,342,291 Aug. 30, 1994
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Freeman in view of Papp and Baron.2
2A rejection based upon Papp in view of Freeman and Baron
was not repeated in the Answer, and therefore is considered to
have been withdrawn.
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