Appeal No. 96-0821
Application 07/973,870
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
Claim 12, which is illustrative of the subject matter on
appeal, reads as follows:
12. A method of forming a humidified pozzolanic powder
comprising spraying from 2 to 25% by weight of water on a
pozzolanic composition while stirring the pozzolanic composition
by means of a mechanical mixer until a uniformly humidified
powder is obtained, said pozzolanic composition comprising from
50% to 80% by weight of silica fume and from 20% to 50% by weight
of one or more non-silica fume pozzolans, all weights being based
on the weight of the pozzolanic composition.
THE REFERENCES
The references cited and relied on by the examiner are:
Flood et al. (Flood) 3,832,434 Aug. 27, 1974
Styron 4,741,782 May 3, 1988
THE ISSUES
The issues presented for review are: (1) whether the
examiner erred in rejecting claims 12 through 22 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Flood; and (2) whether the examiner
erred in rejecting claims 12 through 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Styron.
DELIBERATIONS
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation
and review of the following materials: (1) the instant
specification, including all of the claims on appeal; (2)
appellants' Appeal Brief and Reply Brief before the Board; (3)
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