Appeal No. 1996-2158
Application 08/100,260
9. A method of producing a sculptured product, including the steps of:
obtaining a quantity of microwave-treated material composition prepared by the
steps of mixing together (a) a quantity of a premixed mixture of ground cellulose-containing
material, plaster of paris, and starch preservative, (b) a quantity of a water-based adhesive
resin, and (c) a quantity of talcum powder to form a precursor material composition,
treating the precursor material composition with microwave energy, such that a
treated material composition is formed that has a greater volume and greater pliability than
the precursor material composition,
manually shaping the microwave-treated material composition, and
curing the manually shaped, microwave-treated material composition.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Harris 3,468,414 Sept. 23, 1969
Wu 4,472,185 Sept. 18, 1984
The claims stand rejected as follows:
Claims 8 through 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Harris in view of Wu.
We reverse.
DISCUSSION
As evidence from claim 9, above, the present invention is directed to a method of
producing a product which involves treating a mixture comprising cellulose, plaster of
paris, a starch preservative, a water-based adhesive resin and talcum powder in a
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