Appeal No. 1999-2148 Page 10
Application No. 08/864,947
the steam is shut off and the temporary wrappings (i.e., tape
T and blanket A) removed from the splice.
Nagahama's invention relates to a floor mat, particularly
used for dusting of shoe bottoms by being laid in an entrance
or an inlet of housings and shops. As shown in Figure 6, pile
carpet 1 is vulcanized to an unvulcanized rubber sheet 2 by
hot plates 5a and 5b through embossing fibrous sheets 6a and
6b.
The appellants argue that the applied prior art does not
suggest the claimed subject matter. We agree. In that
regard, after reviewing the teachings of the applied prior art
it is our conclusion that there is no motivation, suggestion
or teaching therein for a person having ordinary skill in the
art at the time the invention was made to have modified the
Admitted Prior Art by
the splicing technique taught by Galloway. In our view, the
only suggestion for modifying the Admitted Prior Art in the
manner proposed by the examiner (answer, pp. 3-4) to arrive at
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