Appeal 2006-2120
Application 09/890,863
22. A loud-speaker comprising a loud-speaker diaphragm,
characterized in that the loud-speaker diaphragm is made up of said
woven fabric for loud-speaker diaphragm according to claims 19 or
20.
The Examiner has relied on the following references as evidence of
unpatentability:
Giesick US 4,856,110 Aug. 15, 1989
Warner US 4,918,912 Apr. 24, 1990
Kolmes US 4,936,085 Jun. 26, 1990
Weber US 5,233,821 Aug. 10, 1993
Research Disclosure 35439 (RD ‘439), Anonymous, “Uses for PBO Fiber,”
pp. 678-684, October 1993.
Claims 21-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
as indefinite (Answer 3). Claims 19-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by Weber (Answer 4). Claims 21-24 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over RD ‘439 in view of Weber
(Answer 5).
Based on the totality of the record, we REVERSE the rejection based
on § 112, second paragraph essentially for the reasons stated in the Brief and
Reply Brief, as well as those reasons set forth below. We also REVERSE
the rejection of claims 21-24 under both § 102(b) and § 103(a) essentially
for the reasons stated in the Brief and Reply Brief, as well as those reasons
set forth below. We AFFIRM the rejection of claims 19 and 20 under
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