Appeal No. 2006-1701
Application No. 10/334,513
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to an industrial
fabric that is used for papermaking and papermaking related
processes. The fabric comprises a plurality of uncoated
functional monofilaments having a grooved-shaped cross-section.
The fabric has reduced air permeability compared with a fabric
formed of monofilaments having a circular cross-section.
Appealed claims 1-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Dugan.
Appellants do not present separate arguments for any
particular claim on appeal. Accordingly, all the appealed claims
stand or fall together with claim 1.
We have thoroughly reviewed each of appellants’ arguments
for patentability. However, we are in complete agreement with
the examiner that Dugan provides a description of the claimed
subject matter within the meaning of Section 102. Accordingly,
we will sustain the examiner’s rejection for essentially those
reasons expressed in the answer.
Appellants do not dispute the examiner’s factual
determination that Dugan, like appellants, describes and
exemplifies a fabric comprising a plurality of uncoated
functional monofilaments having a groove-shaped cross-section.
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