Appeal 2007-3794
Application 10/850,517
§ 103(a). Claims 11-14, the only other claims pending in this application,
stand withdrawn from consideration. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.
§ 6(b). We AFFIRM.
The claimed subject matter relates to a foam board with a silane
treated facer paper. Claims 1 and 10 are illustrative of the subject matter on
appeal.
1. A foam board comprising a rigid foam
having two major faces and a cellulosic facing
material having been treated with a silane.
10. The foam board of claim 1, wherein the
silane comprises methyldichlorosilane,
trimethylchlorosilane, dimethyldichlorosilane,
methyltrichlorosilane, or a mixture thereof.
The Examiner has relied on the following references2 as evidence of
unpatentability:
Terae US 4,465,849 Aug. 14, 1984
Bondoc US 4,543,158 Sept. 24, 1985
Gill US 4,681,798 July 21, 1987
Geary US 2003/0082365 A1 May 01, 2003
Terae, Bondoc, Gill, and Geary qualify as prior art under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b). The Examiner has rejected claims 1-4 and 6-10 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as obvious over Geary in view of Gill as evidenced by Terae; and,
claims 1-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Bondoc in view of
Gill as evidenced by Terae. 3
2 No references to et al. are made in this Decision.
3 The Examiner has withdrawn the final rejections of claims 1-4 and 6-10
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Geary (US 2003/0082365) and
Bieri (US 3,389,042) and of claims 1-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
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