Appeal No. 1998-0976
Application 08/379,722
of paper, cardboard, felt, or the like. The pad 4 is beneath
the rubber blanket 5. In col. 2, lines 34 through 62, Köbler
teaches that it has been found that electrostatic charge will
build up on
the insulating material forming the pad 4 and the blanket 5.
Köbler teaches that the surface of the pad 4 which is in
contact with the insulating protective layer has an
electrically conductive layer or coating 6 applied thereon.
Therefore, we find that Köbler teaches that the electrically
conductive layer 6 is between the pad 4 and the protective
coating 3 of the cylinder surface 1.
Thus, we find that Köbler is concerned with drawing
off electrostatic charges that could be built up in between a
pad 4 and protective layer 3 to prevent damage due to
corrosion. Köbler is not concerned with the problem of
electrostatic charge building up on the outer surface of the
rubber blanket 5. Therefore, we fail to find any suggestion
or desirability of placing Köbler's electrical conductive
layer 6 in between DeMoore's base covering 62 and the flexible
jacket covering 78. We fail to find that DeMoore or Köbler
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