Appeal No. 1997-1888 Page 13
Application No. 08/221,467
polyester type, a polyamide type, an aromatic polyamide type,
an aramide type, or the like are woven flat, either with
opposite ends jointed into an endless form or woven endless
from the beginning (column 3, lines 35-42).
It is the examiner's opinion that McCarten does not
disclose that the endless belt comprises a reinforcing yarn,
but that it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill
in the art to use the net disclosed by Kiuchi in the invention
of McCarten to improve the dimensional stability (answer, page
4).
The appellants argue that McCarten does not have a
reinforcing yarn or reinforcing material body and that Kiuchi,
relied on by the examiner for these features, merely discloses
a centrally disposed base fabric (11) in the middle of the
belt, not adjacent either edge of the belt (brief, page 13).
Further, it is argued that it would not be obvious to modify
Kiuchi's teachings to place the reinforcement at an edge of
the belt (brief, page 15).
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