The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of
the Board.
Paper No. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT CARSWELL, MARTIN C. CORNELL,
CYNTHIA K. GROSETH, JAMES R. PORTER, RALPH D. PRIESTER, JR.,
RICKY L. TABOR and MELISSA J. ZAWISZA
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Appeal No. 1998-2733
Application 08/718,613
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, WALTZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting
claims 10 through 21, which are all of the claims in the application. Claim 10, as it stands of record, is
illustrative of the claims on appeal:
10. An electrostatically painted object comprising at least two layers, a first layer being a layer
of polymer prepared from a polymer formulation including
(1) materials which include or form urea groups, urethane groups or mixtures thereof, and
(2) a non-volatile metal salt conductivity inducing material, and a second layer, the second layer
being a layer of electrostatically applied paint, wherein
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