Appeal 2007-0714
Application 10/651,354
1. An absorbent article defining a longitudinal centerline, a transverse
centerline, opposite first and second waist regions, and a crotch region
disposed between and interconnecting the first and second waist regions,
comprising:
an outer cover having an interior surface and an opposite exterior
surface;
an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface;
a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover in the first
waist region;
an active object graphic disposed on the outer cover in the crotch
region;
wherein the permanent character graphic is interactively interrelated
with the active object graphic.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Timmons US 4,022,211 May 10, 1977
Howell US 5,389,093 Feb. 14, 1995
We affirm.
DISCUSSION
Claims 1, 6, 10, 12, 17, 26, 27, 30, 31, and 33 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Timmons.2 As Appellants do not
argue the claims separately, we focus our analysis on independent claim 1.
37 C.F.R. § 41.37(c)(1)(vii) (2006).
According to the Examiner,
Timmons discloses an absorbent article, as shown in
figure 1, comprising an outer cover 14 having interior and
exterior surfaces, and an absorbent assembly 12. A permanent
character graphic 22 and an active object graphic 16b are
disposed on the outer cover 14, as shown in figure 5, and are
2 The Examiner also included claim 16 in this ground of rejection (Answer2
3) but that claim has been cancelled (Br. 2).
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