Appeal No. 1999-2678
Application 08/704,705
The invention relates to a diaper-like article which
prevents urine and feces from mixing. A copy of claims 12
through 30 appears in the appendix to the appellants’ main
brief (Paper No. 13).
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Williams 4,662,877 May 5, 1987
Foreman 4,738,677 Apr. 19, 1988
Huffman et al. (Huffman) 4,935,021 Jun. 19,
1990
Barrochelo et al., (Barrochelo) 9202817-9 1 Jan. 25, 1994
Brazilian Patent Document
Claims 12 through 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out
and distinctly claim the subject matter the appellants regard
as the invention.
Claim 28 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Barrochelo.
Claims 29 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Barrochelo in view of Foreman and
Williams.
1 An English language translation of this reference,
prepared on behalf of the Patent and Trademark Office, is
appended hereto.
2
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