Appeal No. 2004-2377
Application No. 09/201,353
positions of the appellants and the examiner regarding the merits
of these rejections.
DISCUSSION
Both Moore and Edgar discloses laminated exterior building
wall structures.
The Moore structure is a roof 10 comprising a deck 11 of
steel, cement, asbestos board, wood, glass reinforced plastics or
the like, an adhesive layer 16 covering the upper face 12 of the
deck, a foam insulating member 19 adhered to the upper face 18 of
the adhesive layer, and a water barrier layer 22 affixed to the
upper face 21 of the foam member. The adhesive “is a single
layer of asphalt or mastic, or alternately is a vapor barrier
membrane built up of alternating layers of asphalt or bitumen and
paper” (column 2, lines 36 through 39).
The Edgar structure is an exterior insulation and finish
system 14 comprising a sheathing 18, an airtight barrier 20
mounted over the sheathing, an adhesive 27 applied to the
airtight barrier, a layer of insulation 28 bonded to the airtight
barrier by the adhesive, and a moisture-resistant lamina
consisting of a base coat 29, a fiberglass reinforcing mesh 30
and a finish coat 31 covering the exposed surface of the
insulation layer. Edgar teaches (see column 4, lines 2 through 4
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