The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN A. REEVE
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Appeal 2006-2802
Application 10/640,367
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: August 25, 2006
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Before KIMLIN, TIMM, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-6 and 9-54. Claim 1 is
illustrative:
1. A method of treating a solid substrate, the method comprising:
(I) providing a solid substrate;
(II) spraying the solid substrate with an aqueous solution of
at least one material capable of reacting at or near the solid substrate surface
selected from a group consisting of (i) reactive silanes, (ii) reactive
siloxanes, (iii) hydrolysis products of (i), (iv) hydrolysis products of (ii), and
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