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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 GARY S. METCALF
and WILLIAM E. WHITE
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Appeal No. 2006-1792
Application 10/329,665
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WARREN and GAUDETTE, 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 1 through 3 and 5 through 35, all of the claims in the application.
Claim 1 illustrates appellants’ invention of a method of insulating a structure of a rocket
motor, and is representative of the claims on appeal:
1. A method of insulating a structure of a rocket motor, comprising:
disposing at least one layer of a curable ablative insulting material on at least one surface of a
rocket motor structure, the curable ablative insulative material comprising acrylonitrile butadiene
rubber, zinc borate, phenol formaldehyde resin, zinc oxide, tetramethyl thiuram disulfide, and
stearic acids; and
curing the at least one layer of the curable ablative insulative material.
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