Appeal 2006-2824
Application 10/441,513
and bondable to the upstream strip, but sufficiently distant in time that the
downstream strip has sufficiently hardened to avoid substantial sagging.
24. An endless belt for use in a shoe press, comprising:
a substantially cylindrical inner layer, the inner layer being formed of a
spirally wound, overlapping strip of a first polymeric material; and
a substantially cylindrical outer layer that circumferentially overlies
the inner layers, the outer layer being formed of a spirally wound,
overlapping strip of the first polymeric material.
The Examiner has relied on the following references as evidence of
unpatentability:
Matuschczyk US 5,118,391 Jun. 02, 1992
Schiel US 5,134,010 Jul. 28, 1992
Grossmann DE 44 11 620 A1 Oct. 05, 19951
Claims 14, 15, 17, and 21-27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by Grossmann (Answer 4).2 Claims 1-5, 9, 11-13, and 16
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Grossmann
(Answer 5). Claims 6-8, 18, 19, 28, and 29 stand rejected under § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Grossmann in view of Matuschczyk (Answer 7). Claims
10 and 20 stand rejected under § 103(a) as unpatentable over Grossmann in
view of Schiel (Answer 8).
1 This document is a Federal Republic of Germany Offenlegungsschrift. We rely upon
and cite from a full English translation of this document, previously made of record (final
Office action dated Jul. 22, 2005, page 6).
2 We note that the Examiner refers to Grossmann as “Grosmann” throughout the
prosecution, and Appellants often repeat this misspelling (e.g., Br. 7). We use the
nomenclature “Grossmann” as used in the translation of record.
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