The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte ROGERIO COSTA
Appeal No. 2004-1174
Application No. 09/470,793
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, WARREN and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2,
5-11 and 14-17. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A disposable sanitary napkin comprising a top layer, a
coating layer and an absorbing core intermediate the top layer
and the coating layer, the sanitary napkin adapted to be worn in
a user's panties and having a longitudinal dimension and a
transverse dimension, wherein the absorbing core further
comprises three or more longitudinally extending substantially
independent absorbing panels, each absorbing panel being
separated in the transverse dimension by channels, and wherein
the top layer is sealed to the coating layer in the channels
between adjacent absorbing panels, along a longitudinal line to
form a joining means that allows the panels to pivot in relation
to each other; and wherein there are either 3 or 5 absorbing
panels.
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