Appeal No. 2005-0704
Application No. 09/812,293
cords in a first of the plurality of rows are spaced a
distance da-a and wherein adjacent cords in a second of
the plurality of rows are spaced a distance db-b and
wherein these distances are equal and uniform.
In the rejection of the appealed claims, the examiner relies
upon the following references:
Kiemer 4,274,821 Jun. 23, 1981
Ible 4,300,878 Nov. 17, 1981
Sicka et al. (Sicka) 4,657,718 Apr. 14, 1987
Tompkins 5,292,472 Mar. 08, 1994
Nagumo JP 5-294,104 Nov. 05, 1993
Appellant’s claimed invention is directed to a green tire
having a body ply that comprises an elastomeric sheet with a
plurality of rows of reinforcing cords embedded therein. The
elastomeric sheet is formed by extruding elastomeric material
between and around the cords in a plurality of rows. Also, the
body ply has edges which form an axially extending seam.
Appealed claims 2-10 and 21-23 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by JP ‘104. The appealed
claims also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over JP ‘104 in view of Kiemer, Ible, Sicka and
Tompkins. In addition, claims 8-10 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over JP ‘104.
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