Appeal 2007-0283
Application 09/849,594
bond points in each of the at least three offset, parallel rows is equally
spaced apart from at least three other bond points, that is, at least one bond
point in each row must be spaced apart from at least one bond point in an
adjacent off set row by the same distance it is spaced apart from at least one
bond point in the same bond row, the spacing being in the range between
about 0.001 inch to 0.20 inch (see Specification 9:17-20, 10:3-6, and
distances X,W of Fig. 1).
The plain language of claim 27 specifies a process for bonding two
layers of liquid-impermeable material, such as the materials encompassed by
claim 1, comprising at least the steps of ultrasonically forming in any
manner a leak-proof “bond” with discreet bond points in the same bond
pattern specified in claim 1, and displacing in any manner portions of each
layer of material, wherein each of the displaced portions is in contact with at
least one other displaced portion. There is no limitation on the amount of
material in the bond point and displaced around the bond point. The claim
does not require forming the displaced portions of the material by forming
ultrasonic bond points or that the displaced portions of the material is part of
the “leak-proof bond.”
The plain language of claim 14 specifies at least one containment flap
including a first liquid-impermeable material bonded to any manner of
garment that includes a second liquid-impermeable material, comprising at
least the same pattern of ultrasonic bond points specified in claim 1 joining
the first and second liquid-impermeable materials so as to form a leak-proof
seal between the at least one containment flap and the garment. The
transitional term “comprising” and the term “including” open claim 14 to
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