Appeal No. 2006-0132
Application No. 09/946,627
(d) placing over-presses that are at least semi-rigid against
outer surfaces of the preform, the over-presses being used for
distributing a force across the outer surfaces of the preform;
then
(e) curing the resin in the preform and the resin in the
skin, the skin being adhered to the base, the legs being at an
angle to the base after curing.
28. The method of claim 27, wherein:
the over-presses are generally triangular in cross section,
each having a first inner side that contacts on the legs, a
second inner side that contacts the base, and an outer side that
extends diagonally between the first and second inner sides.
Fourteen section 103(a) rejections are set forth in the
Answer. See the Answer in its entirety. The first five
rejections are based at least, in part, on a technical paper
presented at the International the Society for the Advancement of
Material and Process Engineering (“SAMPE”) symposium in 2000.
See the Answer, pages 4, 7, and 10-13. During prosecution of the
application, the appellants submitted the technical paper “in
order to leave no doubt that Applicant was complying with 37 CFR
['] 1.56.” See the Brief, page 8.
This technical paper is authored by Steven Wanthal, Robin
Wippich-Dienhart, and Anne Cenedella, The Boeing Company, St.
Louis, Mo., Gerald Mabson and Lyle Deobald, The Boeing Company,
Seattle, WA, Steve Owens, Lockheed Martin, Ft. Worth, TX and
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