Appeal No. 2005-0638
Application No. 10/087,301
replenished and recirculated (col. 4, ll. 16-20). We also note
that Severini teaches the use of drain troughs 14 to allow the
recovery of spent liquors (col. 4, ll. 51-56). Accordingly, the
prior art on this record does not support the examiner’s
reasoning.
For the foregoing reasons and those stated in the Brief and
Reply Brief, we cannot sustain the examiner’s rejection of claim
31 under section 102(b)/section 103(a) over either Von Kohorn or
Guertin.
D. The Rejection under § 103(a)
The examiner rejects claim 47 under section 103(a) over
Guertin in view of Guillermin, applying Guillermin for the
teaching of employing grooves in the rolls to reduce friction
with the filamentous article (Answer, page 7).3 However,
Guillermin does not remedy the deficiencies discussed above with
regard to the primary reference to Guertin. Accordingly, we
reverse the examiner’s rejection of claim 47 under section 103(a)
over Guertin in view of Guillermin for reasons stated above.
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3See also Severini, col. 4, ll. 7-11.
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