Appeal No. 2006-0551 Παγε 3
Application No. 10/182,904
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
Independent claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A method of reinforcing a laminated member for an
aircraft, the method comprising:
laying-up a plurality of layers to form part of the
laminated member,
forming a composite reinforcement member from a
plurality of layers,
positioning the composite reinforcement member on a
layer of the laminate[ ]2 member and
laying-up at least one further layer so as to complete
the laying up of the laminated member and enclose the
composite reinforcing[ ]3 member at a position adjacent one
surface of the completed laminated member.
2 The term "laminate" should be changed to "laminated" for consistency with the earlier recitation
in claim 1.
3 The term "reinforcing" in the final step of claim 1 should ostensibly be "reinforcement" for
consistency with the earlier recitation of a "composite reinforcement member." While this does not render
the claim indefinite, this inconsistency is deserving of correction.
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