Appeal No. 1999-2633
Application 08/680,325
adhered as recited in claim 8, or in particles adhered to the
exterior surface of the sponge through crosslinking as recited in
claim 10.
In light of the foregoing, we shall sustain the standing 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claims 5 through 12 as being
unpatentable over Fujimoto in view of Hermann with respect to 5
through 7, 9, 11 and 12, but not with respect to claims 8 and 10.
SUMMARY
The decision of the examiner to reject claims 5 through 12
is affirmed with respect to 5 through 7, 9, 11 and 12, and
reversed with respect to claims 8 and 10.
11
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007