Appeal No. 2002-2090
Application 08/430,311
On page 17 of the specification, appellant indicates that
the invention being taught
is a load bearing concrete panel structure which uses
structural plain concrete for at least the upper portion of the
panel, which concrete has, in preferred embodiments, been
specially formulated and installed in a manner to resist
temperature change and concrete shrinkage cracking at the upper
surface, and which relies on flexural reinforcing materials, such
as standard flexural reinforcing bars, being confined to the
lower half of the panel to carry superimposed loads.
Different practices envisioned by appellant for improving
upper surface crack control are taught in the paragraph bridging
pages 19-20 of the specification. On page 21, lines 18-21, it is
noted that “[i]n preferred embodiments, a minimum of
reinforcement material, such as fiber or fabric may be disposed
in the panel, preferably in about the upper one-third to one-half
portion of the concrete layer to provide control of cracking due
to temperature change and concrete shrinkage.”
Independent claims 57, 70, 72 and 74 are representative of
the subject matter on appeal, and a copy of those claims is
attached to this decision.
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