Appeal 2007-2409
Application 10/034,846
Claims 83-89, 91-92, 100-102, and 106-111 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by Roe.
We reverse.
DISCUSSION
Anticipation - Clear
Claims 83-89, 91-92, and 106-111 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Clear. We select claim 107 as representative of the rejected
claims.
Claim 107 specifically requires, in addition to the other claimed
elements, that
the article have a surface area defined at least in part by
said outer cover; and an absorbent core disposed between the
liner and the outer cover and having a front edge, a back edge,
and a surface area which is less than about 50% of the surface
area of the article, the front edge of the absorbent core being in
a closer proximity to the front end of the article than the back
edge of the absorbent core is to the back end of the article, at
least a portion of the absorbent core being bonded to said outer
cover.
With respect to Claims 107-111, the Examiner refers to Fig. 1 of
Clear, which is reproduced below.
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