Appeal 2007-0005
Application 10/198,489
nylon cord and polychloroprene compound at high stress” (Spec. 2, ¶ 2).
The claimed adhesive is offered as an alternative to improve adhesion in air
sleeves.
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
follows:
(a) claims 21, 22, 26, 27, and 29 over Fujiwara in view of the admitted
prior art in the Specification,
(b) claims 23-25 and 30-38 over Fujiwara in view of the admitted
prior art and Iwami, and
(c) claims 21-27 and 29-33 over Fujiwara in view of the admitted
prior art and Atwell.
Appellants do not set forth separate arguments for the groups of
claims separately rejected by the Examiner. Accordingly, the separately
rejected groups of claims stand or fall together.
We have thoroughly reviewed each of Appellants’ arguments for
patentability. However, we are in complete agreement with the Examiner
that the claimed subject matter would have been obvious to one of ordinary
skill in the art within the meaning of Section 103 in view of the applied prior
art. Accordingly, we will sustain the Examiner’s rejections for essentially
those reasons expressed in the Answer, and we add the following primarily
for emphasis.
There is no dispute that Fujiwara discloses rubber/textile composites
that can be used for automobile tires, rubber hoses, power transmission belts,
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