Appeal No. 2006-0415
Application No. 10/267,200
1 C) Claims 42, 44, and 47 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
2 § 103(a) as being unpatentable over De Keyser in view of at least
3 one of Marten, Tesch, and Waddill, further in view of Davis.
4 The Invention
5 The invention relates to flexible packaging laminates for
6 storing products. (Specification, page 1, lines 6-7). A
7 formulation is mixed having an epoxy resin and a curative with at
8 least one active hydrogen contained in a particular functional
9 group. (Id., page 3, lines 13-16). The invention is said to
10 provide a laminating adhesive free of solvent, water, and
11 isocyanate-functionalized compounds (Id., page 3, lines 11-13). A
12 certain viscosity is maintained for a length of time to provide a
13 flexible adhesive when fully cured. (Id., page 3, lines 19-20).
14 (Appeal Brief, page 2, lines 4-11, see also claim 1).
15 A) The Rejection of Claims 27-33, 35-41, 43, 45-46, and 48-54
16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
17 i). Claims 27-33, 35-41, 43, 45-46, and 48-54 stand rejected
18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over De Keyser in
19 view of at least one of Marten, Tesch, and Waddill.
20 The examiner has found that De Keyser describes a method of
21 making a laminated material by coating a film with a solventless
22 adhesive bonding the adhesive coated film with another film
23 between two cylinders and curing the adhesive. The examiner has
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