Appeal 2007-1400
Reexamination Control 90/006,825
Patent 6,457,239 B1
7. The application describes the magnetic support 12 as being made from
materials that are flexible, including vinyl and leather. (239 patent
at 2: 48-56.)
8. According to the application, "a flexible portion, living hinge, or
central hinge 12A [is] located between the magnetically charged faces 10."
(239 patent at 3: 21–23.)
9. The application describes a preferred embodiment in which the
"magnetically charged faces 10 are sealed between the magnet support 12
and interior face 12B," which is also made of a flexible material.
(239 patent at 2: 48–49 and 60–63, emphasis added.)
10. According to the application, "[t]he seal between magnet support 12
and interior face 12B is preferabl[y] created through the application of heat,
but the seal may also be created by adhesive or sealant." (239 patent
at 2: 6–3:2.)
11. The application discloses another set of embodiments that do not
contain an interior face 12B, but rather "each magnetically charged face 10
adheres to magnet support 12 by virtue of either the application of
adhesive . . . or the application of heat to form a thermal bond." (239 patent
at 3: 6–10.)
Application Claims
12. Claims 1, 2, 7, and 9 are representative of the issues on appeal.
13. Claim 1 reads [bracketed fold reference numbers added]:
A device for securing knives in combination with a knife,
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