Appeal No. 1998-0953
Application No. 08/467,084
Our review of Carter reveals that Carter also discloses that
more than one strip of adhesive 31 may be provided (id.). For
example, in Figure 2, Carter shows a second band of adhesive
80 located on wall portion 16.
Claims 5 and 14 recite that the first adhesive seal has
adherent properties which are resistant to release at
temperatures substantially below room temperature and that the
second adhesive seal has temperature related adherent
properties which are different from those of the first
adhesive seal. Holcomb does, in fact, suggest forming closure
strip 38' with a layer of adhesive 46 which is resistant to
release at temperatures substantially below room temperature
(see, col. 10, lines 29 et seq.). The examiner has determined
(final rejection, page 2) that Holcomb teaches or suggests
that low adhesion material 52 has adherent properties which
are different from those of adhesive layer 46. Assuming,
arguendo, that the different adherent properties of low
adhesion material 52 are temperature related as required by
the claims, we can find no motivation in the combined
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