Appeal 2006-2308
Application 10/343,154
REFERENCES RELIED ON BY THE EXAMINER
The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
unpatentability:
Nestegard US 4,894,060 Jan. 16, 1990
Thomas US 5,116,563 May 26, 1992
Reed US 5,312,456 May 17, 1994
Hammer WO 98/20767 May 22, 1998
Tuma WO 00/25620 May 11, 2000
Hammer1 US 6,287,665 Sep. 11, 2001
Tuma2 US 6,669,884 Dec. 30, 2003
Tuma (as translated) WO 00/25620 May 2006
Hammer (as translated) WO 98/20767 May 2006
Claim 11, the sole independent claim on appeal, is illustrative of the
subject matter now on appeal and is reproduced below:
11. A process for producing an adhesive closing part with
laterally symmetrical interlocking structures integrally connected to a
backing, each interlocking structure having a stem part, a head part at
one end of the stem part, and a base part at an opposite end of the
stem part connecting the stem part to the backing, the process
comprising the steps of:
supplying moldable material to a shaping zone between a
pressure tool and a molding tool;
1 Hammer was subsequently published as US 6,287,665 to Hammer. The
U.S. Patent was relied upon as an English language equivalent of
WO 98/20767 during prosecution.
2 Tuma was subsequently published as US 6,669,884. The U.S. Patent was
relied upon as an English language equivalent of WO 00/25620 during
prosecution
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