Ex Parte Sutherland et al - Page 3


                  Appeal No. 2006-1077                                                                                          
                  Application No.10/034,907                                                                                     

                                                    Grounds of Rejection                                                        
                          1.  Claims 14, 16, 18 and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second                               
                  paragraph.                                                                                                    
                          2.  Claim 11 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Edwards in                     
                  view of Wade and further in view of Hughes                                                                    
                          3.  Claims 12 and 13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over                       
                  Edwards in view of Wade and Hughes as applied to claim 11 and further in view of                              
                  Lynch.                                                                                                        
                          4.  Claims 14 and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over                       
                  Edwards in view of Wade and Hughes as applied to claim 11 and further in view of                              
                  Goldman.                                                                                                      
                          5.  Claim 15 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Edwards in                     
                  view of Wade, Hughes and Goldman and further in view of Goodfellow.                                           
                          6.  Claims 18 and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over                       
                  Edwards in view of Wade, Hughes and Goldman and further in view of Lynch.                                     
                          We reverse as to all five grounds of rejection.                                                       
                                                         Background                                                             
                          The invention relates to a light transmitting window covering panel formed of a                       
                  fabric which is capable of both providing human visual perception therethrough and                            
                  blocking the transmission of ultraviolet light.                                                               






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