Appeal No. 1997-3784
Application 08/495,297
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Wiand ‘795 in view of
Maran and Stout.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 21 and 24) and to the examiner’s main and
supplemental answers (Paper Nos. 22 and 25) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner with regard to the
merits of these rejections.
DISCUSSION
Wiand ‘795, the examiner’s primary reference, discloses
an abrasive pad for polishing marble and stone. The pad 10
includes a planar circular sheet portion 12, a fiberglass
reinforcing mesh 22 embedded within the sheet portion, a
plurality of abrasive protrusions 14 extending from one side
of the sheet portion, a peripheral lip portion 16, having the
same height as the abrasive protrusions, extending from the
same side of the sheet portion to allow the pad to climb over
obstacles on an irregular work surface without damaging the
protrusions, and a central orifice 20 for fitting to a rotary
tool. The sheet portion, abrasive
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