Appeal No. 1998-0215
Application No. 08/052,671
appellant does not argue that Yoshimi does not teach or
suggest using the heat-resistant thermoplastic resin in the
claimed amounts (amounts sufficient to “bond overlapping
knuckles of the woven fiberglass together, and to prevent
significant fraying of cut edges of said sheet or tape . . . .
”) See Brief and Reply Brief in their entirety. We find that
appellant does not argue that the heat-resistant thermoplastic
resin surface bonded to the glass fiber woven fabric is not
“remeltable [or] resolidifiable”. Id.
Given the above circumstances, we agree with the examiner
that Yoshimi would have at least rendered the subject matter
of claims 1 and 3 obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art
within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103. Hence, we affirm the
examiner’s § 103 rejection of claims 1 and 3 as unpatentable
over the disclosure of Yoshimi.
With respect to claim 4, we find that Yoshimi teaches a
silane coupling agent, such as N,N-bis($-hydroxyethyl)-(-
aminopropyltriethoxysilane, is mixed into the heat resistant
thermoplastic resin to improve adhesion between the heat
resistant thermoplastic resin film and the glass fiber woven
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