Appeal No. 1998-3367
Application No. 08/545,717
Appellants’ invention pertains to a garment having an
absorbent section and a waist belt attached directly thereto.
Of particular interest to appellants is the provision of a
garment of the type noted that includes a waist belt having a
stiffness within a specific range. A further understanding to
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim
1, which appears in an appendix to appellants’ main brief.
The single reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in support of rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and
35 U.S.C.
§ 103 is:
Gipson et al. (Gipson) 4,964,860 Oct. 23,
1990
Claims 1, 2 and 4-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph, as being based on a specification that
“does not enable any person skilled in the art to which it
pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make
the invention” (answer, page 4).
Claims 1, 2, and 4-13 stand further rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by or, in the
alternative, under
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