Appeal No. 2000-0863 Page 2
Application No. 08/760,303
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a clothes hanger pad
and a method of making clothes hanger pads. A substantially
correct copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellant's brief. 1
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Mino JP 5-293029 2 Nov. 9,
1993
Osaki et al. (Osaki) JP 6-205724 3 July 26, 1994
In addition, the examiner also relied upon Official Notice
that foams are well known to be covered with "dimensionally
stable" materials to protect the foam from damage on the
exposed surfaces (Official Notice).
1In claim 22, line 4; "an other" should be --another--
and in line 5, "outer" should be --one--.
2In determining the teachings of Mino, we will rely on
the translation provided by the USPTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
3In determining the teachings of Osaki, we will rely on
the translation provided by the USPTO. A copy of the
translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
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