Appeal 2006-3311
Application 10/392,525
1 ll. 19-21). The Appellant urges that “score lines” are to be defined as
2 “partially penetrating the card stock material.” (Id., ll. 15-16).
3 First, we observe that Thiolat’s Figure 1 depicts panels defined by
4 score lines. (Thiolat, col. 1, ll. 37-40).
5 Second, to the extent the Appellant is asserting a unique definition of
6 “score lines” as requiring a degree of penetration, the Appellant has pointed
7 us to two paragraphs in its specification. The Appellant cites paragraphs 65
8 and 66 of his specification, which read as follow:
9 [0065] FIG. 9 shows a sectional view along the line 9-9 of FIG. 8.
10 FIG 9 shows a portion of score line 27 with scored portions 90 and
11 unscored portions 92. Scored portions 90 have length L1 94.
12 Unscored portions 92 have length L296. Scored portions 90 have
13 depth of scoring D1 98. The paperboard has thickness D2 99. The
14 ratio of penetration is defined as the ratio of depth of scoring D1 98
15 divided by thickness of the paperboard D2 99.
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17 [0066] In one embodiment, the ratio of penetration of score line 27 is
18 between about 0.1 and about 0.9. In another embodiment, the ratio of
19 penetration of score line 27 is between about 0.2 and 0.8. In another
20 embodiment, the ratio of penetration of score line 27 is between about
21 0.3 and about 0.7. In another embodiment , the ratio of penetration of
22 score line 27 is between about 0.45 and about 0.55 . In another
23 embodiment, the ratio of penetration of score line 27 is about 0.5.
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25 Neither of these paragraphs defines “score lines” as partially
26 penetrating the stock panel. Rather, paragraph 65 defines the term “ratio of
27 penetration” and paragraph 66 gives specific embodiments of the invention
28 which include penetration, but nowhere is an exclusive definition of the term
29 “scoring” made.
30 Claims are given their broadest reasonable interpretation during
31 prosecution. Claim construction begins with the words of the claim.
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