Appeal No. 2003-1439
Application No. 09/896,112
IV. The Rejection of Claim 5 Under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) over
Buckley in view of De Rosa and Puiello
Claim 5 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) as being
unpatentable over Buckley in view of De Rosa and Puiello.
Buckley and De Rosa are as stated above. Buckley further
discloses VelcroŽ straps which are secured to each side section
(column 5, lines 25-38). De Rosa teaches that the straps may also
be VelcroŽ and be two piece and removable by pulling apart
(column 2, lines 50-61). Puiello teaches Velcro fasteners for a
reflective harness being passed under a dog or other quadruped’s
belly (column 4, lines 15-18; see figure 4).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the
art at the time the invention was made to substitute the two-part
VelcroŽ strips of Puiello and De Rosa for the straps of Buckley in
order to ease attachment of the device in the manner illustrated
by Puiello and De Rosa.
V. The Rejection of Claim 8 Under 35 U.S.C. §103 (a) over
Buckley in view of De Rosa and Brink and Thielemann
Claim 8 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) as being
unpatentable over Buckley in view of De Rosa and Thielemann.
Buckley and De Rosa are as above. Brink teaches that, for a
thermal therapeutic wrap, nylon, polyester or other suitable
porous material may be used for heat transfer and moisture wicking
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