Appeal 2006-1290
Application 10/144,345
appeal can be gleaned from a reading of claim 11, which is reproduced
below:
11. A recloseable bag, comprising:
a first side wall having first and second side edges, and a top edge;
a second side wall having first and second side edges attached to
the first side wall along respective first and second side edges, the attached
first and second sides having an upper portion and a lower portion, the
second side wall having a top edge, the top edge of the second side wall
being disposed below the top edge of the first side wall;
a closure member adapted to recloseably join the first and second
side walls, the closure member having first and second portions; and
a pleat proximate the closure member and adapted to occupy
extended and retracted positions, the closure member being bowed when the
pleat is in the extended position, the first portion of the closure member
being integral with the top edge of the first side wall, the second portion of
the closure member being integral with the pleat, the first and second
portions of the closure member being disposed above the top edge of the
second side wall.
The Examiner rejected claims 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, and 26 to 29 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Watanabe.
The Examiner rejected claims 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19 and 26 to 29 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Yano.
The Examiner rejected claims 13, 18, and 30 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Yano or Watanabe.
The Examiner rejected claims 15 and 20 to 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Yano.
The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
appeal is:
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