Appeal No. 2006-1394
Application No. 09/885,188
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a targeted elastic laminate
material including a series of elastomeric filaments bonded between two facing layers,
where the laminate material has at least one low tension zone and at least one high
tension zone, each including a plurality of the elastomeric filaments running in the same
longitudinal direction (Brief, page 2). Illustrative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A targeted elastic laminate material, comprising:
at least one low tension zone, the low tension zone including a plurality of
elastomeric first filaments, the first filaments including a first elastomeric polymer;
at least one high tension zone, the high tension zone including a
plurality of elastomeric second filaments, the second filaments including a
second elastomeric polymer, wherein the first filaments and the second
filaments run in the same longitudinal direction; and
a first facing material bonded to at least a first side of the low tension
zone and a first side of the high tension zone;
a second facing material bonded to at least a second side of the low
tension zone and a second side of the high tension zone; and
a barrier layer positioned between at least a portion of each of the first
and second facing materials.
The examiner has relied on the following references as evidence of obviousness:
Cederblad et al. (Cederblad) 5,885,686 Mar. 23, 1999
Mleziva et al. (Mleziva) 6,057,024 May 02, 2000
Beitz et al. (Beitz) 6,248,097 Jun. 19, 2001
Melbye et al. (Melbye) WO 95/34264 Dec. 21, 1995
(published International Application)
Claims 1-7, 13-15, 20-21 and 50-59 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Melbye in view of Cederblad and Beitz (Answer, page 3). Claims 8-12,
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007