Appeal No. 1998-1737
Application No. 08/318,702
adhesive, and the latently reactive polyurethane adhesive,
per se. The adhesive strip is solid at ambient temperature and
does not deform when handled. A particular modular component of
the present invention is a glass pane which is stored with the
adhesive strip lined directly on its edge.
Appealed claims 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, 54 and 55
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. Claim 1
stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Hoeschele. Claims 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, 55 and 56 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Hoeschele in view of Hung and Münzmay. Also, claims 54 and 57-59
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Münzmay in view of the Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and
Engineering.
According to the grouping of claims set forth at page 3 of
the principal brief, the following groups of claims stand or fall
together:
(1) claims 3, 6 and 10; (2) claims 7 and 11; (3) claims 55, 56
and 22; and (4) claims 54 and 57.
We have thoroughly reviewed the respective positions
advanced by appellants and the examiner. In so doing, we will
not sustain the examiner's rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
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