Appeal No. 95-2063
Application 07/965,314
We have carefully considered the entire record on appeal
which includes the appellant’s main Brief (Paper No. 12) and
Reply Brief (Paper No. 14) and the examiner’s Answer (Paper No.
13). We reverse Rejection I with respect to Group A, claims 12,
13 and 16, and affirm with respect to Group B, claims 20 through
22. We reverse Rejection II in its entirety.
The claimed invention is directed to a method of making a
spin-on-glass (SOG) composition which comprises
tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), nitric acid, alcohol, and water.
According to the specification, the present SOG composition is
used for constructing superconductor devices.
Rejection I
A
The examiner urges that the preliminary amendment to
subsection (c) of claim 16 which changes the original range of
the alcohol volume from 70% to 90% to its current 70% to 85%
lacks descriptive support in the specification and, therefore,
constitutes the addition of new matter to the claim. According
to the examiner, the specification, as originally filed, fails to
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