Appeal No. 2000-1978 Page 4
Application No. 08/898,905
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
The anticipation rejections based upon Takemoto
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 1 to 9, 11,
12 and 17 to 30 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Takemoto.
To support a rejection of a claim under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b), it must be shown that each element of the claim is
found, either expressly described or under principles of
inherency, in a single prior art reference. See Kalman v.
Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760, 772, 218 USPQ 781, 789
(Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1026 (1984).
Claims 1 to 9, 11, 12 and 17 to 30 are drawn to an
absorbent article or diaper comprising, inter alia, an outer
cover; a bodyside liner; an absorbent core located between the
outer cover and the bodyside liner; and an adhesive located on
a bodyfacing surface of the absorbent article or diaper
wherein the adhesive is configured to contact a wearer's body
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