Appeal No. 1996-3860
Application 08/312,819
the art. In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 659, 23 USPQ2d 1058, 1060 (Fed. Cir. 1992). This the
examiner has failed to do.
Rejections I, II, and III.
We reverse these rejections.
Each of these rejections relies upon Talbot. Talbot discloses a process for
wrapping articles with two moistened cup shaped regenerated cellulose materials that are
telescopically joined with an adhesive and then dried and shrunk to fit about the article.
See Figure 6 and page 2, lines 3-11. The wrapper protects the article from any adverse
conditions to which it is exposed.
Barshay discloses the application of adhesive to the end of caplets that are
encased in gelatin capsules that are telescopically joined. Weidenheimer describes
preparing a soft gelatin capsule by treating the gelatin with a small amount of plasticizer
(because of its toxicity to humans) to hydrate the gelatin. Wai discloses a process for
forming a medicament gelatin capsule with formaldehyde in order that the prepared
capsule will swell without breaking, when in contact with gastric juices. Boardman
discloses a process of employing a polymeric sealant to seal gelatin capsules joined
telescopically.
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