Appeal No. 95-0733
Application 07/887,534
moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 2000 g/m /24 hrs 2
37EC/100-20% RH when one mil thick as tested using the Upright
Cup method, an adhesive material having a Standardized Trans-
mission Rate of at least 900 g/m /24 hrs/37EC/100-20% RH, and a2
combination thereof; provided that when said high moisture
vapor transmission layer is selected from a polymeric film
backing material, said polymeric backing layer is selected
from a polymeric film backing material having a tensile
strength when wet that is no more than 30% less than the
tensile strength of the backing material when dry when one mil
thick, and when said high moisture vapor transmission layer is
selected from an adhesive material, said skin contacting
adhesive layer is selected from an adhesive material having an
adhesion to skin strength of at least 15 g/in.; with the
further proviso that none of the materials of the layers a),
b) or c) is the same as the material of another layer and that
the overall adhesive composite exhibits a moisture vapor
transmission rate of at least about 1200 g/m /24 hrs/37EC/100- 2
20% RH.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner
are:
Pawelchak et al. (Pawelchak) 4,538,603 Sept. 3, 1985
Heinecke 4,598,004 July 1, 1986
The appealed claims stand rejected for obviousness 2
(35 U.S.C. § 103) over Pawelchak in view of Heinecke.
2The claims stand or fall together. See the Brief at
page 3.
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