Appeal No. 2002-1749
Application No. 09/395,270
providing a dimensionally stable sheet having a backing
with a top side and a bottom side, said backing being made
from a material and having adhesive applied to at least one
of said top or bottom sides;
placing said sheet on an existing subfloor;
providing a carpet; and
placing said carpet on said sheet.
The references applied by the examiner in the final
rejection are:
Murphy et al. (Murphy) 5,601,910 Feb. 11, 1997
Wyman 5,902,658 May 11, 1999
SIGA, Installation Instructions Tips & Tricks, pages unnumbered,
no date available.
Shaw Indus. (Shaw), Technical Bulletin, Nos. 78, 82, 83, pages
unnumbered (Shaw Indus., December 1995).
The following rejections are before us for review:
(1) claims 1-8 and 10, rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Wyman in view SIGA;1
(2) claim 9, rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Wyman in view of SIGA and further in view of
Murphy;
1In the final rejection, claims 1-8 and 10 were also
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Wyman
and claim 8 was also rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Wyman in view of Shaw, however, these
rejections have since been withdrawn. See page 3, lines 15 to
18, and page 4, last two lines, of the answer.
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