Appeal 2007-2181
Application 10/261,862
c) applying polymer to the more porous
surface of the aramid paper from step a) and
d) laminating the aramid paper from step
b) on the polymer wherein the more porous surface
of the aramid paper contacts the polymer.
B. The rejections
The Examiner rejected claims 1-13 and 16-20 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a). The following prior art2 was relied upon by the Examiner:
Seth US 5,888,067 Mar. 30, 1999
Nakaishi JP 70325493 Feb. 3, 1995
Yamamoto JP 81994944 Aug. 6, 1996
J. Shields, ADHESIVES HANDBOOK, CRC Press (1970), pp. 252-
253.
Seth, Nakaishi, Yamamoto and Shields qualify as prior art under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b).
The rejections under review in this appeal are:5 Claims 1-3, 5-6, 8-10
and 16-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as obvious over Nakaishi
in view of Yamamoto and Shields. Claims 4, 7, 11-13 and 20 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Nakaishi in view of Yamamoto
2 The reader should know that no references to et al. are made in this
opinion.
3 This opinion relies on and cites the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
November 2006 translation of Nakaiski by the McElroy Translation
Company.
4 This opinion relies on and cites the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
February 2006 translation of Yamamoto by the McElroy Translation
Company.
5 The Examiner withdrew the rejection of claim 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by Yamamoto and the rejection of claims 16-18 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Yamamoto (Answer, 2).
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