Appeal No. 96-2827
Application No. 08/138,300
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final
rejection of claims 1 and 3 through 15, which are all the
claims in the application.2
THE INVENTION
Appellants’ invention is directed to a thermoplastic
composite containing a hydroxy-phenoxy polyether and
reinforcing fibers. A further embodiment is drawn to a
process of making a thermoplastic composite by applying a
hydroxy-phenoxy polyether onto a surface of reinforcing
fibers.
THE CLAIMS
Claims 1 and 8 are illustrative of appellants’ invention
and are reproduced below.
1. A thermoplastic composite comprising reinforcing
fibers and a hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer matrix.
2No amendments under 37 CFR § 1.116 were filed by
appellants. However, claim 15, as it appears in Appendix A,
is incorrect. An amendment is required to change the
dependency from “15” to “14”. See Brief, page 2. There is no
amendment of record.
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