Appeal 2007-1829
Application 10/098,801
emphasize that the Robbins disclosure is directed to reinforcing webs of
plastic material that are not self-supporting and are merely films. It is our
view that a teaching for reinforcing webs with a material thickness of
preferably about 1-40 mils is not readily applicable to reinforcing the
structural plastic used to manufacture engine containers. For this reason,
one of ordinary skill would not have found it obvious to modify the
rectangular or trapezoidal ribs of the engine containers to form the ribs of a
semi-circular cross section based on the disclosure of Robbins.
CONCLUSION
The examiner has failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness
of claims 1-21. The rejection of all of the claims on appeal is reversed.
REVERSED
vsh
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