Appeal 2006-2453
Application 10/302,391
2. The Examiner’s contention is that Simonetti’s and Bray’s
adhesives would inherently provide reinforcement along the crease of the
membrane sheet. Appellant’s contention is that the claimed UV curable
adhesive has different properties from the prior art adhesives. The issue
before us is whether Appellant has provided sufficient evidence to establish
that the adhesive, as claimed, patentably distinguishes over the prior art
adhesives.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Claim Construction
1) “[T]he term ‘UV curable’ adhesive refers to a specific type of
adhesive having a certain composition and properties. Specifically, a
UV curable adhesive is characterized in that its chemical composition
allows the adhesive to be cured by ultraviolet light or radiation.”
Declaration of Haitao Cheng under 37 C.F.R. § 1.132, ¶ 7.
2) The phrase “across the width” as used in the claims and specification
means extending “from one side to the opposite side,” as depicted in
Figure 1. This definition is consistent with the manner in which
adhesive is applied in the prior art to reinforce the fold line (see Bray,
Fig. 8 and col. 6, ll. 12-23) and with the ordinary meaning of “across”
(see, e.g. Webster’s Third International Dictionary, unabridged)
The Prior Art
3) Simonetti describes a filter element and method of manufacture
in which an undesired fluid flow path through the filter element is
blocked. Abstract.
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