Appeal No. 2000-1854
Application No. 08/993,426
from 0.01% by weight to 5.0% by weight of at least one of
reinforcing agents (a) or (b), said component reinforcing agent
(a) being a polyetherimide, an aromatic acid, an aromatic acid
anhydride, a siloxane, a silicone-modified compound, or a mixture
thereof, said reinforcing agent (b) being a phosphorus-containing
compound mixed with a said reinforcing agent (a).
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Kim 3,334,154 Aug. 1, 1967
Froix 4,460,735 Jul. 17, 1984
Aketa et al. (Aketa) 5,514,739 May 7, 1996
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to a polymer
composition comprising a thermotropic liquid crystalline
copolymer, a thermoplastically processable polycarbonate, and at
least one reinforcing agent selected from one of the specified
groups (a) or (b). The composition finds utility in forming
thin-walled molded articles.
In accordance with the grouping of claims set forth at
pages 6 and 7 of appellants' principal brief, claims 19, 24,
25-28 and 29-31 (Group I) stand or fall together.
Appealed claims 19-25 and 29-32 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Aketa. Claims 19-32
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Aketa in view of Froix or Kim.
We have thoroughly reviewed each of appellants' arguments
for patentability. However, we are in complete agreement with
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