Appeal 2007-1365
Reexamination Control 90/006,595
Patent 6,289,548
Wakat, U.S. Patent 5,713,095
13) Wakat states that sponge and rag painting are popular and are
“considered aesthetic to a great number of people.” (Wakat, col. 1, ll. 10-
12).
14) Wakat states that “sponge painting and rag rolling are labor intensive
methods and hence are expensive.” (Id. at col. 1, ll. 14-15).
15) Wakat describes a bifurcated paint roller where the paint roller has
two roller portions that rotate independently of each other. (Wakat,
Abstract).
16) Wakat describes its invention as follows:
Another object of the present invention is to provide a hand tool
which is uniquely bifurcated. Specifically, the hand tool
includes a pair of roller portions spaced transversely from each
other. Each roller portion is rotatable independently from the
other roller portion. By randomly rolling the paint-dipped
roller portions on a surface, a sponge or rag rolling effect is
achieved where each roller has a paint of a different color or
characteristic.
(Id. at col. 1, ll. 40-47).
17) Wakat states that its bifurcated paint roller “provides a quick and easy
method of achieving an effect identical to sponge or rag painting.” (Wakat,
Abstract).
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