Appeal No. 1998-0244
Application No. 08/531,890
sensitive adhesive is backed by a drug impermeable
material that may be colored and labeled as
appropriate [column 3, lines 17 through 24].
Morgan discloses a process for fabricating self-adhesive
bandages. As described therein, the process comprises the
steps of
continuously separating a lamination of a release
strip component attached to the wound-side surface
of a bandage strip component, the lateral portions
of said surface being covered with a pressure-
sensitive adhesive, thereafter scoring said release
strip component while simultaneously depositing a
gel coating on the middle portion of said wound-side
surface, thereafter relaminating said components in
their original relationship, and thereafter die-
cutting said fabric bandage strip component of the
relamination in a desired bandage shape and
separating the selvedge therefrom to form a strip of
self-adhesive bandages [column 2, lines 13 through
25].
Blackford discloses a method for making plastic strip
adhesive bandages wherein individual gauze pads 27 cut from a
strip 30 are placed on a continuously running web of plastic
film 12 having an adhesive 15 on its top surface, two
continuous strips of facing material 36 are added over the
gauze pads, and the resulting laminate is cut into individual
bandages.
Notwithstanding the appellants’ arguments to the
contrary, the examiner’s conclusion that Szycher and Sablotsky
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