Appeal No. 1996-3768 Page 2
Application No. 08/292,887
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 25, 27 through 30,
and 32 through 35 which are all of the claims remaining in the
application.
THE INVENTION
Appellants’ invention is directed to a composite article
having three layers. The composite article includes a
substrate, a composite adhesive and a coating material. A
composite adhesive bonds the coating material to the substrate
material and comprises a rigid adhesive and a laminating
adhesive wherein the rigid adhesive is no greater than 75% by
weight of the composite adhesive. The expansion properties of
the coating material are on the order of 300% different from
that of the substrate material.
THE CLAIMS
Claims 1 is illustrative of appellants’ invention and is
reproduced below.
1. A composite Article of manufacture, comprising:
(A) a substrate material
(B) a coating material having expansion properties
on the order of 300% different than said substrate material,
and
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