Appeal No. 2005-1953 Page 15
Application No. 09/765,533
The subject matter of claim 23 describes the pattern appearing on the upper
surface of the mat as having a plurality of rectangles which are separated into six
non-overlapping sets of four quadrants which define a unit area on opposing sides of
said second center line wherein each set of said four quadrants has a center point
surface of the mat as define multiple segments of equal area parallel to either the
longitudinal axis or the transverse. These features are not disclosed by the pattern
appearing on the surface of Dionne’s mat. Thus, the rejection of this claim is
reversed.
OTHER ISSUES
Prior to disposition of the present application the Examiner should object to
claims 4, 5, 14 and 17 under 37 CFR 1.75(c), as being of improper dependent form for
failing to further limit the subject matter of a previous claim. The subject matter of
claim 4 is the same as claim 1, the subject matter of claim 5 is the same as claim 3,
the subject matter of claim 14 is the same as claim 13 and the subject matter of claim
17 is the same as claim 10.
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