Appeal No. 1998-2119
Application No. 08/343,965
The examiner takes the position that French ‘210
discloses all but the separate steps of calendering and
heating which is rectified by Japanese ‘845. On page 3 of the
examiner’s answer, the examiner states that "’calendering and
heating’ is deemed to be the functional equivalent of ’heating
under pressure’, insofar as the final product is concerned."
It is also the examiner’s position that "when the expanded
metal sheet of French ‘210 is subjected to a calendering
operation, it will be at least partially crushed" (answer, pg.
4). The examiner also concludes (answer, pg. 7) that Japanese
‘845 "fairly suggests that when a composite product is to be
made by an applicant [sic] of pressure and heat, the
application of pressure and heat could be separate from one
another" and that "a reasonable inference that the artisan
would logically draw from Japan ‘845 is that the
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