Appeal No. 1998-1823 Page 2
Application No. 08/414,259
(layer of polyvinyl alcohol and thickener) on the casing.
According to appellants, the lubricious gloves are useful in
applying orthopaedic bandages having uncured resin coatings
thereon. See, e.g., pages 1, 4 and 5 of the specification.
Exemplary claim 10 is reproduced below.
A method of making a lubricous glove
comprising the steps of:
a) providing a form having a shape to
simulate a hand;
b) coating said form with a layer of
elastomeric material to form a hand shaped
casing;
c) dipping said casing in a solution
including polyvinyl alcohol and a thickening
agent at ambient temperatures to form a coated
casing; and
d) removing said coated casing from said
solution and drying.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Kavalir et al. (Kavalir) 3,411,982 Nov.
19, 1968
Talalay 3,689,613 Sep. 05,
1972
Claims 10-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Talalay in view of Kavalir.
OPINION
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