Ex parte MEIER et al. - Page 3




                     Appeal No. 1996-2703                                                                                                                                              
                     Application 08/339,637                                                                                                                                            


                     and the outer layer thermoplastic adhesive contact each other.                                                                                                    
                                                                            THE REFERENCES                                                                                             
                     Lynam et al. (Lynam)              3,656,992        Apr. 18,                                                                                                       
                     1972                                                                                                                                                              
                     McKown                            3,707,583        Dec. 26,                                                                                                       
                     1972                                                                                                                                                              
                     Goldsworthy                       4,420,359        Dec. 13,                                                                                                       
                     1983                                                                                                                                                              
                     Wilson                            4,249,974        Feb. 10,                                                                                                       
                     1981                                                                                                                                                              
                     Andresen                          4,294,055        Oct. 13,                                                                                                       
                     1981                                                                                                                                                              
                     Trnka                             4,990,201        Feb.  5,                                                                                                       
                     1991                                                                                                                                                              
                     Fell                              5,316,604        May  31,                                                                                                       
                     19941                                                                                                                                                             
                     O’Connor                         WO 90/14943       Dec. 13,                                                                                                       
                     1990                                                                                                                                                              
                                (PCT application)                                                                                                                                      
                                                                            THE REJECTIONS                                                                                             
                                The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                                                                                     
                     follows: claims 11, 17 and 18 over McKown in view of Fell and                                                                                                     
                     Lynam; claims 15 and 16 over McKown in view of Fell, Lynam and                                                                                                    
                     Andresen; claim 19 over McKown in view of Fell, Lynam and                                                                                                         
                     either O’Connor or Goldsworthy; and claims 13, 14, 20 and 21                                                                                                      
                     over McKown in view of Fell, Lynam and either Trnka or Wilson.                                                                                                    



                                1 Continuation of application no. 07/844,547, which is a                                                                                               
                     continuation-in-part of application no. 07/622,253.                                                                                                               
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