Ex Parte Philip et al - Page 3



               Appeal 2007-1177                                                                          
               Application 10/733,740                                                                    

               fuel process.  A composite powder comprising a homogeneous mixture of                     
               zirconia particles and a ceramic material is applied by the low velocity                  
               oxygen fuel process.  The ceramic material has a melting temperature                      
               sufficiently low so that it at least partially melts when applied.                        
                     Appealed claims 1-4, 6-12, 22, 23, 25, and 26 stand rejected under                  
               35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, description requirement.  In addition, the              
               appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as follows:                       
                     (a) claims 5 and 13 over Longo ‘184 in view of Nagaraj;                             
                     (b) claims 5 and 13 over Longo ‘343 in view of Nagaraj;                             
                     (c) claims 14, 15, and 17-19 over Longo ‘184 or Longo ‘343 in view                  
               of Nagaraj and JP ‘615; and                                                               
                     (d) claims 16, 20, and 21 over Longo ‘184 or Longo ‘343 in view of                  
               Nagaraj further in view of Spitsberg.                                                     
                     We have thoroughly reviewed each of Appellants’ arguments for                       
               patentability.  However, we find that the Examiner’s rejections are well                  
               founded and in accord with current patent jurisprudence.  Accordingly, we                 
               will sustain the Examiner’s rejections for essentially those reasons expressed            
               in the Answer, and we add the following primarily for emphasis.                           
                     We consider first the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-4, 6-12, 22, 23,             
               25, and 26 under § 112, first paragraph, description requirement.  It is the              
               Examiner’s position that the claim recitation “unbound homogeneous                        
               mixture” of the first and second constituents does not find original                      


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