Appeal No. 2006-1232
Application No. 09/761,500
extending substantially from side to side of said
package and said distal end of said second flange
portion being free of attachment to said second
wall; and
at least one of said walls and flange portions
forming a wall segment beyond the attachment line
of said wall to its associated flange portion, said
segment extending over said profiles' interlocking
members and being sealed to an opposite one of
said segments thereby forming a seal, said seal
providing a frangible connection to provide a
tamper-evident feature for said reclosable package.
THE EVIDENCE
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Thompson US 5,224,779 Jul. 06, 1993
Thomas US 5,713,669 Feb. 03, 1998
Ausnit US 6,131,369 Oct. 17, 2000
Tilman US 6,412,254 B1 Jul. 02, 2002 (Dec. 16, 1999)
THE REJECTIONS
Appellants seek review of the Examiner’s rejections of claim 1 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Thompson, claims 1-4 under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Tilman, and claims 1-4 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tilman in view of Thomas,
unpatentable over Ausnit in view of Thomas, and unpatentable over Thomas.
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