Appeal No. 2005-2487
Application 08/900,254
Frank (Frank) 5,492,580 Feb. 20, 1996
(filed Sep. 13, 1994)
Petranyi et al. (Petranyi) DE 4,024,053 A1 Jan. 30, 1992
(Examiner’s Answer, October 4, 2005, page 3).
3. The appealed rejection is as follows:
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as unpatentable over
Yamamoto in view of Narou and Norton and further in view of Thornton, Frank. Petranyi,
and Gosden. (Examiner’s Answer, Page 4, lines 7-11).
4. Yamamoto describes a method for producing a paper-like polyester fiber sheet
(column 2, lines 26-27).
5. Yamamoto describes that the polyester fiber sheet may be formed from a blend
of drawn and undrawn polyester fibers. (column 2, lines 64-66).
6. Yamamoto describes undrawn polyester fibers for use in the paper-like sheet
which can be fuse bonded at a “low” temperature of from 110 – 200º C. (column 3, lines
17-19).
7. Yamamoto describes that the paper-like polyester sheet may be calendered,
embossed, or creped. (column 5, lines 1-4).
8. Yamamoto discloses in an example that the paper-like polyester sheet is made
by a “usual” paper making process and then calendered on a calender roll having a 50
cm width under a pressure of 10 tons at a temperature of 180º C. (column 8, lines 33 -
end of column).
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