Appeal No. 2000-0345
Application No. 08/419,219
BACKGROUND
The specification discloses a process for controlling flying insects. The process
utilizes a substrate that is impregnated with an insecticide that is capable of passively
evaporating into the surrounding environment. An insect control article containing the
substrate is placed in an environment that allows for the substrate to be exposed to air
movement. The insecticide impregnated in the substrate is then allowed to passively
evaporate into the air. See Specification, pages 4-5. According to the specification, the
insect control articles “are effective in killing or repelling mosquitoes within the air of a
room or the volume of air in the vicinity of a person sitting on a patio, at a picnic table, or
the like.” Id. at page 1.
DISCUSSION
The Examiner’s Answer rejects claims 8-14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Landsman. Due to its brevity, the entire rejection is set forth below.
Landsman et al relates to an insect repellent tape which may be
placed in and around rooms for insecticidal purposes. The absorbent strip
base material is of an absorbent paper. The preferred residual insecticidal
materials are used in the form of 3 to 10% emulsions. Desirably these
compounds are further saturated upon the absorbent tape. (Note column
1, lines 8-11; 56-70; column 2, lines 8-9; column 3, lines 48-51; lines 72-
75). The reference shows pyrethrins as a strip e.i. [sic] (Page 7, lines 20-
45.) At varying concentrations. [sic] (Line 43 of column 7-line 6 of column
8). The efficacy of pyrethrin transfluthrin and prallethrin insecticides is
known.
Answer, page 3.
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