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. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007