Appeal No. 1998-2826
Application No. 08/598,687
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 3 through 6, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
We REVERSE.
Appellant’s invention relates to
an ingrown nail correcting device including an elongated
plate member that is adhesively bonded to the surface of
an ingrown nail. The plate member is made of a material
having a curved shape at room temperature that deforms to
a memorized flat shape when heated above room
temperature. (Brief, pages 2 and 3)
Claim 3, the only independent claim, is illustrative of
the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced below:
3. An ingrown nail correcting device comprising an
elongated plate member [10] adhesively bonded to a
surface of a nail shell [12] with an adhesive agent [13],
said plate member [10] having a curved shape bent to
match a curvature of said nail shell [12] at room
temperature, and said plate member [10] is made of a
material having said curved shape at room temperature and
deforming to a memorized flat shape when heated above
room temperature. (Reference numerals added)
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
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