Appeal No. 1997-3342
Application No. 08/389,086
back waist regions. As explained at page 51 of the
specification
[t]he Z-folded barrier cuff design allows both
sufficient lateral spacing of the barrier cuffs for
the genitals in the front and for BM containment in
the back as well as sufficient cuff height in the
crotch area for good fit into the leg crease and
good containment of body exudates.
Claims 1 and 5, the only independent claims, are
illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and are
reproduced in an “Appendix” attached to the brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Robertson 5,026,364 Jun.
25, 1991
Vandemoortele et al. WO 93/09739 May 27,
1993
(Vandemoortele) (published International
application)
The following rejections are before us for review:
(I) claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by Vandemoortele;1
We note the statement on page 3 of the answer that claims 1 and 21
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is a typographical error, as evident
from the final rejection (paper no. 16).
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