Appeal No. 95-4733
Application No. 08/091,030
rejection, which amended claims 1 and 8. This amendment was
entered by the examiner and has overcome the rejection under
the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C.
§ 112 regarding the claimed term “ballistic defeat
capability” (see the Advisory Action dated Aug. 22, 1994,
Paper No. 8). Claim 16, the only other claim in this
application, stands withdrawn from further consideration by
the examiner as being drawn to a nonelected invention (Brief,
page 1).
According to appellant, the invention is directed to an
improved ballistic composite material comprising a high
strength ballistic steel having a borosilicate glass coating
fused to the surface of the steel (Brief, page 2). Claim 1 is
illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced
below:
1. A high-strength, high toughness composite material
comprising:
an air hardened steel element having a normalization
temperature of approximately 1650°F and a composition
consisting essentially of:
0.20 - 0.30 wt.% Carbon,
0.80 - 1.20 wt.% Manganese,
2
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