Appeal No. 97-4294 Page 26
Application No. 08/294,155
polypropylene, bicomponent polyolefin (PE/PP)) are inherently
wettable.
Lastly, from the direct overlap between the claimed
percentages of superabsorbent material, wettable staple fiber
and wettable binder fiber and those disclosed by Jackson, we
find that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that
Jackson's absorbent composite would inherently exhibit a
liquid uptake rate at least 2 times greater than the article
with no wettable staple fiber.3
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) Rejection based on Bair
Claims 1, 6 to 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 26 to 30, 32,
33, 36, 38 and 39 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Bair.
Bair discloses a liquid absorbing pad. The pad comprises
superabsorbing polymer (SAP) particles distributed in a
3The wettable staple fibers in Jackson can be either
(1) the fine wettable fibers, (2) the pulp fibers, or (3) both
the fine wettable fibers and the pulp fibers since both are
wettable staple fibers.
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