Appeal No. 2002-0699
Application No. 09/401,740
carboxaldehyde, phenanthrene carboxaldehyde,
2-fluorenecarboxaldehyde, poly ((phenyl glycidyl
ether)-co-formaldehyde), poly ((@-cresyl glycidyl ether)-co-
formaldehyde), poly (D-toluenesulfonamide-co-formaldehyde), or
mixtures thereof.
REFERENCES
The examiner relies on the following prior art reference:
Ball 4,684,956 Aug. 4, 1987
Bruder et al. (Bruder) 5,015,292 May 14, 1991
Yaegashi et al. (Yaegashi) 5,270,730 Dec. 14, 1993
Takazawa et al. (Takazawa) 5,279,655 Jan. 18, 1994
Tobias et al. (Tobias) 5,286,288 Feb. 15, 1994
Fujioka 5,397,388 Mar. 14, 1995
Wickramanayake 5,531,816 Jul. 2, 1996
Malhotra et al. (Malhotra ‘390) 5,902,390 May 11, 1999
Malhotra et al. (Malhotra ‘117) 5,922,117 Jul. 13, 1999
Nishizaki et al. (Nishizaki) 6,022,910 Feb. 8, 2000
Shawcross et al. (Shawcross) 6,028,180 Feb. 22, 2000
Breton et al. (Breton ‘607) 6,045,607 Apr. 4, 2000
Breton et al. (Breton ‘599) 6,106,599 Aug. 22, 2000
Shimomura 06-228476 Aug. 16, 1994
(Published Japanese Patent Application)
REJECTIONS
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
(1) Claims 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 through 14, 16, 21 and 22 under 35
U.S.C. § 103, as unpatentable over the disclosure of
Takazawa;
(2) Claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Takazawa and Nishizaki;
(3) Claim 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the
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