Appeal No. 98-0384
Application No. 08/579,639
strip. On the one hand, Syracuse teaches that the flat end
faces should be covered by flexible sections 18 and 20. On
the other hand, Takahashi teaches the covering of the flat end
faces by providing the cover sheet 13 (which covers the outer
circumference of the coiled photosensitive strip) with lateral
extending or overhanging portions 15 which are folded across
the essentially flat end faces in such a manner that the end
faces are completely covered. There is simply nothing in the
combined teachings of Syracuse and Takahashi which would
fairly suggest providing the packaging of Syracuse with
overhanging portions 15 as illustrated by Takahashi in Fig. 28
for the purpose of covering the flat end faces and, at the
same time, retaining the flexible sections 18, 20 which
Syracuse teaches should be used for this same purpose.
As to the examiner's position that it would have been
obvious to provide a sealing disk "as taught by Weaver and/or
Pomeroy" in the end caps of the package of Syracuse, Pomeroy
once again teaches another alternative way of covering the
flat end faces of coiled photosensitive material. To this
end, Pomeroy provides a cover member 2 which is secured to the
flat end faces of coiled photosensitive material by means of
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