Appeal No. 1998-2409
Application 08/398,259
known in the art (specification, page 5, lines 25-26). Claims 1
and 16 are illustrative:
1. A method for preparing a coated article, comprising the
steps of:
furnishing an article substrate having a free sulfur content
of less than about 1 part per million;
depositing a layer of a platinum-group metal over the
article substrate; and
applying a ceramic coating over the layer of a platinum-
group metal.
16. A coated article, comprising:
an article substrate having a sulfur content of less than
about 1 part per million;
a platinum-group metal layer overlying the article
substrate; and
a ceramic coating overlying the platinum-group metal layer.
THE REFERENCES
McGill et al. (McGill) 4,399,199 Aug. 16, 1983
Moroishi et al. (Moroishi) 4,530,720 Jul. 23, 1985
Osozawa et al. (Osozawa) 4,626,408 Dec. 2, 1986
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Osozawa or Moroishi, in view of McGill.
OPINION
We reverse the rejection over Osozawa in view of McGill. As
for the rejection over Moroishi in view of McGill, we affirm the
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