Appeal No. 1998-1002
Application No. 08/390,175
wherein the colors of the sheeting material
and the colors and quantity of the embedded
particles employed in the in the [sic] sheeting are
such that an aggregate mixture of the sheeting and
embedded particles has an over-all color that
approximately equals the first color of the sheeting
material.
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the
following references.
Charlton et al. (Charlton) 3,040,210 Jun. 19,
1962
Sachs 4,239,797 Dec. 16,
1980 Gembinski et al. (Gembinski) 4,784,911 Nov.
15, 1988 Heckel et al. (Heckel) 5,154,868
Oct. 13, 1992
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Sachs in view of Charlton,
Gembinski and further in view of Heckel.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with the
appellants that the aforementioned rejection under 35 U.S.C. §
103 is not well founded. Accordingly, we do not sustain this
rejection.
The Rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
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