Appeal No. 1997-4310 Page 4
Application No. 08/371,362
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellant and the examiner and agree with
appellant that the aforementioned rejections are not well
founded. Accordingly, we reverse these rejections.
Section 103 Rejection over Laumann in view of Savage
Laumann discloses a coated paper that is not wet-
strength grade, such as a tissue or toilet paper and that will
disintegrate upon toilet flushing disposal thereof. Laumann
teaches a coating that includes a paraffin or microcrystalline
wax and wax modifiers such as ethyl vinyl acetate or other
copolymers or synthetic rubbers that may be used together with
a lining for coating that type of paper (column 1, lines 9-
34). Laumann discloses that “[t]he wax may be further modified
by the inclusion of stearic acid or other stearates and
softened by the inclusion of lanolin, petrolatum or other wax
softeners” (column 1, lines 34-37).
Savage discloses a method of defibering waxed paper stock
utilizing sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate together with
other optional chemical compounds in a pulper that contains
hot water (column 2, line 36 through column 3, line 37).
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