Appeal No. 2006-1667
Application No. 10/775,634
b) a material and constitution for maintaining the convex
shape under the weight of the mattress and a person;
and
c) a set of dimensions large enough to adjust firmness,
support, or sag for the majority of an area of the
mattress used by the person.
13. A method of providing adjustability of firmness,
support, or sag to a mattress comprising the steps of:
a) providing an inflatable apparatus and inflating it
so that it attains a substantially convex shape;
b) inflating the apparatus to a desired degree for a
desired level of firmness, support, or sag to the
mattress;
c) placing the apparatus under the mattress; and
d) positioning the apparatus so that it supports the
majority of an area of the mattress used by a
person.
THE REFERENCES
Pepe 5,787,531 Aug. 4, 1998
Reeder et al. (Reeder) 6,460,209 Oct. 8, 2002
Gordon 6,665,898 Dec. 23, 2003
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 1-3, 7-9
and 13-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Gordon;
claims 4, 5, 10 and 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over
Gordon in view of Reeder; and claims 6 and 12 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Gordon in view of Pepe.
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