Appeal No. 2006-0551 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/182,904
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a method of reinforcing a laminated skin for
an aircraft. Independent claim 1 is representative of the invention and is reproduced
below in the opinion section of this decision.
Claims 1, 3 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Westre1.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Westre.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding these rejections, we make reference to the answer (mailed
June 22, 2005) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejection and to
the brief (filed May 4, 2005) and reply brief (filed August 22, 2005) for the appellants'
arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants' specification and claims, to the applied Westre reference, and to the
1 European Patent Application 783,960, published July 16, 1997, with inventors Westre et al.
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