Appeal 2007-1373
Application 10/651,687
According to Appellants, the invention is directed to a textile
composite for constructing a bag used in non-immersion dry cleaning, where
the composite comprises a textile substrate and a polymer facing with
specified Kawabata stiffness values and surface friction values for the walls
of the bag (Br. 2). Independent claim 73 is illustrative of the invention and a
copy of this claim is reproduced below:
73. A textile composite for constructing an inherently two-dimensional
containment bag that, when constructed, has an interior surface and an
exterior surface, said bag being suitable for use in a non-immersion dry
cleaning process, wherein said composite is comprised of a textile substrate
and a polymer facing, said composite having a minimum average Kawabata
stiffness value of at least about 0.6 gms (force) cm2 /cm. and a maximum
average Kawabata stiffness value of about 3.0 gms (force) cm2/cm., and
wherein the surface carrying said polymer facing has a maximum average
Kawabata surface friction value of about 0.35.
The Examiner has relied on the following prior art references as
evidence of unpatentability:
Feitlowitz US 3,809,573 May 07, 1974
Drelich US 3,889,024 Jun. 10, 1975
Cross US 5,534,298 Jul. 09, 1996
Scholz US 6,159,877 Dec. 12, 2000
ISSUES ON APPEAL
Claims 73-80 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated
by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Feitlowitz
(Answer 3).
Claims 73-79 and 81 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious
over Cross (Answer 4).
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