Appeal No. 95-1908
Application 07/890,620
The appealed claims stand rejected for obviousness
(35 U.S.C. § 103) over Cukier.
We cannot sustain the stated rejection.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a detection
device for testing gloves or other protective clothing or
equipment for breakthrough by a contaminant such as a
hazardous workplace chemical. The claimed device includes a
pad carrying a reagent which is responsive to the contaminant
for producing a color change. A barrier layer covers the
reverse side of the pad to prevent escape of the chemicals,
and an attachment means is coupled to the reaction pad for
removably mounting the pad between the user and the protective
clothing or equipment being tested. The attachment means may
take the form of an adhesive strip which is secured to the
barrier layer for attachment of the pad either to the skin of
the user or to the inside of the glove or other clothing. In
use, the obverse side of the pad is adjacent to the inside of
the protective clothing or equipment for exposure to a
contaminant which may break through the protective clothing or
equipment. Importantly, the device is claimed as “discrete
from” the protective clothing worn by the user or the
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