Appeal 2007-0947
Application 10/701,039
1. A storage wrap material comprising:
(a) a sheet of material comprising one or more layers, and having a
first, active side and a second side, said sheet comprising a plurality of
protrusions integral with said first active side and said second side, said
protrusions comprising from about 30% to about 70% by area of said first
active side; and
(b) an adhesive continuously disposed upon said first active side; and,
wherein said storage wrap material is linerless and is used by itself to wrap
or seal materials.
The Examiner relies upon the following references in the rejection of
the appealed claims:
Wilbur US 2,338,749 Jan. 11, 1944
Kovac US 3,819,467 June 25, 1974
Reed US 4,054,697 Oct. 18, 1977
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to a storage wrap material
comprising a sheet having an active side that has a plurality of protrusions
thereon. The active side of the sheet also has an adhesive continuously
disposed thereon. The material is used to wrap or seal other materials.
Appealed claims 1, 2, 4-9, and 11-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Wilbur. Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Wilbur in view of Reed, whereas claim
10 stands rejected under § 103 as being unpatentable over Wilbur in view of
the admitted prior art. In addition, claims 18 and 19 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Wilbur in view of Reed and
Kovac.
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