Appeal No. 2006-0132
Application No. 09/946,627
a whole would have rendered the subject mater defined by claims
22, 25 and 26 obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art within
the meaning of 35 U.S.C. ' 103(a). Accordingly, we affirm the
examiner’s decision rejecting claims 22, 25 and 26 under section
103(a).
REJECTION 14)
As evidence of obviousness of the subject matter defined by
claims 23 and 24 under section 103 (a), the examiner relies on
the combined disclosures of Breuer, Abildskov, Campbell,
Hertzberg, Barnes (or Sloman), at least Bersuch, Sheahen and/or
Owens and optionally Alston. The collective teachings of Breuer,
Abildskov, Campbell, Hertzberg, Barnes and Sloman are discussed
above. The examiner appears to acknowledge that these references
do not mention applying over-wrap plies as required by claims 23
and 24. See the Answer, pages 27-28.
To remedy this deficiency, the examiner relies on the
disclosures of Bersuch, Sheahen, Owens and/or Alston. The
examiner finds (the Answer, pages 27), and the appellants do not
dispute (the Brief, page 21), that:
It is well known in the art of bonding structural
composites to adhere over-wrap plies to pre-forms in
order to provide a more secure joint. For example,
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