Appeal No. 97-1836
Application No. 08/324,818
76, which constituted all of the claims remaining of record.
However, the examiner has since indicated that claims 71-73
contain allowable subject matter, which leaves claims 54-56,
58, 68, 69, 74 and 76 before us on appeal.
The appellants’ invention is directed to a composite
dressing applicable to a wound. The subject matter before us
on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 54, which has
been reproduced in an appendix to the Brief (Paper No. 19).
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Sims 4,638,796 Jan.
27, 1987
Gilman 5,106,362 Apr. 21,
1992
THE REJECTION
Claims 54-56, 58, 60-66, 68, 69, 74 and 76 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sims in view
of Gilman.
The rejection is explained in the Examiner's Answer.
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