Appeal No. 2005-1856
Application No. 10/047,365
1. A solar module comprising
a) at least one solar cell,
b) a front side composed of transparent
polyurethane, and
c) a rear side.
The references set forth below are relied upon by the
examiner in the Section 102 and Section 103 rejections before us:
Vaverka et al. (Vaverka) 5,667,595 Sep. 16, 1997
Shiomi et al. (Shiomi) 6,245,987 Jun. 12, 2001
Claims 1-3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Vaverka.
Claims 4-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Vaverka in view of Shiomi.
Finally, claims 7 and 8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Vaverka alone.
OPINION
For the reasons which follow, none of these rejections can
be sustained.
Each of the rejections before us is premised upon the
examiner’s position that the appealed independent claim
1 requirement “a front side composed of transparent polyurethane”
is anticipatorily satisfied by Vaverka even though the front
plate of patentee’s solar module is made of glass. In this
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