Appeal No. 96-2060 Application No. 08/308,205 subjecting said temperature treated composite to a final thermo-mechanical treatment step which includes a solution treatment step. The examiner relies upon the following prior art reference (combined with acknowledged prior art in appellants’ specification) as evidence of obviousness: 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007