Appeal No. 2006-1354
Application No. 10/337,026
portion being attached to said first wall along a line
extending substantially from side to side of said package;
a second zipper profile having a second interlocking
member engageable with said first interlocking member and a
second flange portion, said second flange being attached to
said second wall along a line extending substantially from
side to side of said package; and
a sealing strip, separate from said first and second
flange portions and free of connection to said first and
second flange portions, within said package extending from
side to side and from wall to wall of the package, said
sealing strip being joined by a frangible connection to at
least one of said walls.
The Examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of anticipation and unpatentability:
Wiley 5,769,772 June 23, 1998
Malin 6,183,134 Feb. 6, 2001
Strand et al. (Strand) 6,360,513 Mar. 26, 2002
Claims 10, 11 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Wiley.
Claims 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Malin.
Claims 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Strand.
Claims 13 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Strand.
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