The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
__________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
__________
Ex parte SAMUEL MARK GILLETTE, JAMES WILLIAM FLIPPIN,
WALTER GOMER JONES, ZAREH MIKAELIAN
and ALFRED FRANK BALDWIN, JR.
__________
Appeal No. 2006-0778
Application No. 10/266,917
___________
ON BRIEF
___________
Before FRANKLIN, WARREN, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 55. Claims 1-32, 36-41, and
53-55 are rejected, and claims 33-35 and 42-52 have been
withdrawn from consideration. Answer, page 2.
Claims 1 and 53 are representative of the subject matter on
appeal and are set forth below:
1. A loop component for use in a hook and loop fastening
system, comprising a spunlaced fabric having a plurality of loop
structures formed by entangling a plurality of non-interbonded
fibers in a fibrous web of material.
53. A hook and loop fastening system, comprising:
a hook component having a hook density between about 30 and
400 hooks per square centimeter; and
a loop component, comprising a spunlaced fabric having a
plurality of loop structures formed by entangling a plurality of
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007