Appeal No. 96-0607
Application No. 08/134,778
Bowman et al. (Bowman) 5,244,728 Sep. 14,
1993
Chmelir 5,264,471 Nov. 23,
1993
(Filed Sep. 17,
1991)
Claims 8 through 16 and 24 through 32 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Daniel or Roncari
in view of Barnett or Bowman further in view of Chmelir and
even further in view of Smith ‘359, Smith ‘224 or Moradi-
Araghi (answer, paragraph bridging pages 3-4). We affirm the
examiner’s rejection of claims 8-13, 15, 24-29 and 31 but
reverse the examiner’s rejection of claims 14, 16, 30 and 32
for reasons which follow.
OPINION
As noted above, we consider claims 8-13, 15, 24-29 and 31
as one group. Accordingly, we select claim 8 as the single
claim from the group and decide this appeal as to the ground
of rejection on the basis of this claim alone. See 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(5)(1993).
The corrosion resistant latex composition of appealed
claim 8 comprises a core/shell polymer in an aqueous emulsion
where one of the monomers used in the production of the
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