The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte W. ROBERT ABELL III,
E. DAVID SANTOLERI, and
JEFFREY S. ARMOUR
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Appeal No. 2006-2539
Application No. 10/421,661
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims to a method of making a layered polymer product.
The examiner has rejected the claims as anticipated by or obvious in view of the prior
art. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We reverse all of the rejections.
Background
“A layer of synthetic rubber or some other elastomeric material . . . is sometimes
bonded to one or more exterior surfaces of articles formed of rigid thermoplastic
polymers. . . . The surface layer of rubber provides a soft, durable texture to the article and
the rigid thermoplastic polymer provides structural strength to the article.” Specification,
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