Appeal No. 1998-0215
Application No. 08/052,671
subject matter, for there is no suggestion to employ PETG as
the heat resistant thermoplastic of Yoshimi’s device.
Accordingly, we reverse the examiner’s § 103 rejection of
claim 18 as unpatentable over the disclosure of Yoshimi.
As a final point, we note that Yoshimi teaches that its
heat-resistant thermoplastic resin film can be adhered to one
side of the woven fiberglass fabric. See page 2. Thus, in
the event of further prosecution, the examiner is advised to
include claim 2 in her § 103 rejection based on Yoshimi.
We also note that Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical
Technology, Vol. 13 (3 ed., John Wiley & Sons 1981), a copyrd
of which is attached herewith, describes “remeltable and
resolidifiable” thermoplastic resins, such as polyester and
epoxy resins, impregnated on a reinforcing web consisting of
fiberglass. See pages 558-59. Thus, in the event of further
prosecution, the examiner is also advised to review this
literature and determine whether it affects the patentability
of the claimed subject matter.
In summary,
(1) the §§ 102 or 103 rejection of claims 1 through 3
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