Appeal No. 95-4733
Application No. 08/091,030
3.25 - 4.00 wt.% Nickel,
1.25 - 2.00 wt.% Chromium,
0.25 - 0.50 wt.% Molybdenum,
0.20 - 0.50 wt% Silicon,
0.04 max. wt% Sulfur,
0.04 max. wt% Phosphorous, and
the balance iron;
said composite material further comprising
a borosilicate glass coating fused to a surface of said steel
element over at least a portion of said steel element, whereby
said portion of said composite material has a V50 value which
is greater than a V50 value of the steel element alone.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Dickinson 3,379,582 Apr. 23, 1968
Rion 4,110,487 Aug. 29, 1978
Okai et al. (Okai) 5,037,478 Aug. 6, 1991
Claims 1 through 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out and
distinctly claim that which appellant regards as the invention
(Answer, paragraph bridging pages 3-4). Claims 1 through 15 2
2The final rejection of claims 8-15 under the first
paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 has been withdrawn by the
examiner (Answer, page 3).
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