Appeal No. 1996-3292
Application 07/991,467
On December 11, 1997, a panel of this Board remanded the application to the examiner who,3
pursuant thereto, issued an amended answer on April 22, 1998 (Paper No. 27). Appellants having
thereafter filed a reply brief on June 19, 1998 (Paper No. 28), the case is before us for decision on the
merits.
The claims on appeal are drawn to a rocket motor liner composition, and are reproduced in the
appendix to appellants' brief.
The references currently applied in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Marion et al. (Marion) 3,714,047 Jan. 30, 1973
Daume 4,021,514 May 3, 1977
Graham et al. (Graham) 4,803,019 Feb. 7, 1989
Herring 4,878,431 Nov. 7, 1989
Claims 1, 5, 7, 8 and 20 stand rejected on the following grounds:
(1) For failure to comply with 35 U.S.C. § 112, first and second paragraphs;
(2) As unpatentable over Daume in view of Marion, Graham and Herring.4
3Panel consisting of Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) Calvert, McQuade and
Weiffenbach. APJ Garris has been substituted for APJ Weiffenbach, who has retired.
4In the final rejection, the basis of this rejection was Marion in view of Graham, Willer et al.
(Pat. No. 5,071,495), Ducote (Pat. No. 4,913,753), Herring and Daume. It was recast into its present
form in the examiner's answer.
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