Appeal No. 2006-1077
Application No.10/034,907
12. The window covering set forth in Claim 11 wherein:
each group of warp threads comprises three threads disposed adjacent one another
between said openings, respectively.
13. The window covering set forth in Claim 11 wherein:
each group of weft threads comprises three threads disposed adjacent one another
between said openings, respectively.
14. The window covering set forth in Claim 11 wherein:
the yarn weight is not less than a yarn number of about 24.
15. The window covering set forth in Claim 14 wherein:
the yarn is 2 ply.
16. A light transmitting window covering panel comprising an ultraviolet
radiation resistant fabric formed of acrylic yarn woven in groups of warp threads
and groups of weft threads, the fiber content of said yarn being about 100 percent
pigmented acrylonitrile polymer, the yarn weight being not less than a yarn
number of about 24 and the weave density of said fabric is such as to provide
openings between groups of adjacent warp threads and groups adjacent weft
threads in a range of about 0.03 to .25 inches square to provide human visual
perception through said panel and blocking the transmission of ultraviolet light
through said panel in A category wavelength of at least about 69 percent and in B
category wavelength of at least about 74 percent.
18. The window covering set forth in Claim 16 wherein:
each group of warp threads comprises three threads disposed adjacent one
another between said openings, respectively.
19. The window covering set forth in Claim 16 wherein:
each group of weft threads comprises three threads disposed adjacent one
another between said openings, respectively.
References Relied on by the Examiner
The examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
unpatentability:
Goldman 2,039,987 May 5, 1936
Lynch et al. (Lynch) 3,417,794 Dec. 24, 1968
Goodfellow 4,751,117 June 14, 1988
Hughes 5,503,917 Apr. 2, 1996
Edwards et al. (Edwards) 6,037,280 Mar. 14, 2000
Wade 6,268,450 July 31, 2001
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