Appeal 2007-2060
Application 09/945,318
Ylvisaker US 4,964,259 Oct. 23, 1990
Schwab US 5,342,635 Aug. 30, 1994
Maglecic US 5,473,866 Dec. 12, 1995
Hellweg US 5,523,109 Jun. 04, 1996
Seaward WO 98/12110 Mar. 26, 1998
Miyake US 5,942,320 Aug. 24, 1999
Ours US 6,062,467 May 16, 2000
Beer US 6,213,645 B1 Apr. 10, 2001
Galomb US 6,245,367 B1 Jun. 12, 2001
Witkowski US 6,594,927 B2 Jul. 22, 2003
Francis, Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology, 2nd Ed., Vol. 1,
2622-2625 (2000).
As evidence of nonobviousness of the claimed subject matter, the
Appellants have relied upon the following literature:
Stanley Sacharow, Increasing Food Shelf-Life by Vacuum and Gas
Packaging, Packaging Technology, 29-30 and 62 (May 1970) (hereinafter
referred to as “Sacharow”).
The Examiner has rejected the claims on appeal as follows:
1. Claims 1, 10, 12, 15, 27 through 29, 41, 42, 59 through 61, 65,
and 77 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the combined
disclosures of Beer, Thompson ‘990, Francis, Maglecic, McCrosson, and
Ylvisaker;
2. Claims 4 and 48 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
the combined disclosures of Beer, Thompson ‘990, Francis, Maglecic,
McCrosson, Ylvisaker, and Ray;
3 Claims 49 and 50 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over the combined disclosures of Beer, Thompson ‘990, Francis, Maglecic,
McCrosson, Ylvisaker, Ray, and Ours.
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