Appeal No. 1999-2092 Page 17
Application No. 08/798,718
of the polygonal bag) produces unexpected results. Therefore,
we are of the opinion that it would have been obvious to one
of ordinary skill in the art at the time of appellant's
invention to have Salvadori's preformed tear seam 46 occupy
the greater
portion of the length of one side of the polygonal bag 10.
Accordingly, the examiner's rejection of claim 47 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 is sustained.
Claim 51
We will not sustain the rejection of claim 51 under
35 U.S.C. § 103.
Claim 51 adds to parent claim 42 the limitation that the
walls are "secured together over all the area between said
opposite longitudinal edges of said margin."
The examiner ascertained (final rejection, p. 4) that
Salvadori discloses the claimed invention except for the walls
of the bag being secured together over all the area between
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