Appeal No. 2000-0116
Application No. 08/950,539
is formed by folding a first web 10 to form the two outer
walls 38, 40 of the pouch, while inserting a second web 44
therebetween (Fig. 4A). The first and second webs are sealed
together at the edges 54, 56 and at the fold line 58, thereby
producing a pouch having two compartments 62, 64 (Fig. 5A).
Two stacks of towelettes 66, 84 are then sequentially
inserted, one stack into each of the compartments (Fig. 5A,
6A), and the open end of the pouch 92 is sealed (Fig. 7a).
The examiner argues with regard to Aronsen that (answer,
pages 5 and 6):
The combination of Aronsen is deemed within [sic]
one of ordinary skill in the art as it is well known
to either form a pocket and inset the product as
taught by Aronsen or to form the envelope
simultaneously with the product enclosed as primary
reference Lee shows.
Primary reference, Lee teaches the basic concept
of enclosing confidential materials with enclosure
sheets but Lee does not show the claimed
transporting means to transport the confidential
sheets into the enclosure means and does not show
the envelope forming means being created prior to
the insertion means. As stated supra, it is known
to either form an envelope and then fill it or form
the envelope simultaneously with the product.
Secondary reference, Aronsen, teaches the basic
concept of forming envelopes and subsequently
filling the envelopes. Therefore, it would have
been obvious modification to one of ordinary skill
in the art to provide Lee with envelope forming
means prior to filling as taught by Aronsen to
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