Appeal No. 95-3209 Application No. 08/020,304 Japanese Kokai patent 56-59530 May 23, 1981 (Takizawa) Perng et al. (Perng), “Y-Ba-Cu-O superconducting films grown on (100) magnesia and sapphire substrates by a melt growth method without crucible,” Supercond. Sci. Technol., Vol. 3 (1990) pp. 233-237.2 Claims 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 15 and 18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Yamamoto in view of the admitted prior art on pages 1 and 2 of the Appellants’ Specification. Claims 3, 7, 9 and 10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Yamamoto in view of the admitted prior art as applied above, and further in view of Takizawa. As a preliminary matter, we observe that the appealed claims will stand or fall together as grouped in the above noted rejections; see page 4 of the Brief. OPINION 2The Perng reference has been relied upon by the examiner as evincing the solid/molten characteristics of Yamamoto’s composite material. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007