Ex parte HARTMAN et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 1996-1735                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/184,526                                                                                                             


                          4.       The latent activatable composite of claim 1 wherein                                                                  
                 the ratio of amine group equivalents to acid group equivalents                                                                         
                 is from about 1.20:1.00 to about 1.80:1.00 equivalents                                                                                 
                 NH :COOH wherein x is 1 or 2.                                                                                                          
                     X                                                                                                                                  







                          The prior art of record relied upon by the examiner are:                                                                      
                 Garnish et al. (Garnish)                                       4,126,505                           Nov. 21,                            
                 1978                                                                                                                                   
                 Weiss et al. (Weiss)                2                 32 46267 A1                Jun. 30, 1983                                         
                 (Published German Patent Application)                                                                                                  
                          The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:                                                                                
                 (1) Claims 1 through 3 and 10 through 15 under 35 U.S.C.                                                                               
                 § 102(b) as anticipated by the disclosure of Weiss;                                                                                    
                 (2) Claims 4 through 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable                                                                           
                 over the disclosure of Weiss; and                                                                                                      






                          2Our reference to Weiss is to its corresponding English                                                                       
                 translation of record.                                                                                                                 
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