Appeal 2007-2743
Application 10/766,754
means for feeding superposed layers of film material having
longitudinally spaced, transversely extending rows of
perforations along a path, means for injecting air between the
two layers of film material, means for sealing the layers of film
material together to form air-filled cushions between the rows of
perforations, and means engagable with the string of air-filled
cushions for partially tearing the material along the rows of
perforations to facilitate tearing a desired number of the air-filled
cushions from the string.
THE REFERENCES
Bolton US 4,493,684 Jan. 15, 1985
Meschi US 5,230,453 Jul. 27, 1993
Fuss US 6,582,800 B2 Jun. 24, 2003
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows: claims 1,
3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13-15, 17, 19 and 20 over Fuss in view of Bolton, and claims 2,
4, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 18 over Fuss in view of Bolton and Meschi.
OPINION
We reverse the rejections as to all claims except claim 6. We need to
address only the independent claims, i.e., claims 1, 6, 9, 14, 15 and 20, and
dependent claim 7.1
1 The Examiner does not rely upon Meschi for any disclosure that remedies
the deficiency in Fuss and Bolton as to independent claims 1, 9, 14, 15
and 20.
2
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