Appeal No. 1997-3897 Page 2 Application No. 08/458,930 The appellants' invention relates to a process for manufacturing substantially 100% nylon 6 carpet. A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief. The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are: Carpenter 3,640,786 Feb. 8, 1972 Culp et al. 3,717,524 Feb. 20, 1973 (Culp) Norris 4,028,159 June 7, 1977 Thompson et al. 4,224,092 Sep. 23, 1980 (Thompson) Hackler 4,871,604 Oct. 3, 1989 Kliene GB 1,106,473 Mar. 20, 1968 Weisbart DE 2,105,137 1 Aug. 10, 1972 Fryer GB 1,306,691 Feb. 14, 1973 1In determining the teachings of Weisbart, we will rely on the translation of record provided by the appellants.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007