Appeal No. 1999-0608 Page 15
Application No. 08/571,471
retainer self-lubricating and by providing a 7 to 17 percent
volume percentage of continuous pores in the sintered
polyimide retainer so as to optimize the oil retention
percentage of the retainer.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 1 through 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. New
rejections of claims 1 through 3 under 35 U.S.C. §§ 112,
second paragraph, and 103 are added pursuant to the provisions
of 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
In addition to affirming the examiner's rejection of one
or more claims, this decision contains new grounds of
rejection pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b)(amended effective Dec.
1, 1997, by final rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53131, 53197 (Oct.
10, 1997), 1203 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 63, 122 (Oct. 21,
1997)). 37 CFR § 1.196(b) provides, "A new ground of
rejection shall not be considered final for purposes of
judicial review."
Regarding any affirmed rejection, 37 CFR § 1.197(b)
provides:
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