Interference No. 102,712
or cutting insert. This product is more specifically defined
by the following count, the sole count in this interference:
Count 1
A coated ceramic product comprising:
a. a ceramic substrate body comprising a ceramic
matrix having distributed therethrough reinforcing
whiskers; and
b. at least one thin adherent chemical and
friction resistant coating layer applied to said
substrate body.
The claims of the parties which correspond to this count
are:
Mehrotra (application): Claims 1-31, 34-46
Mehrotra (patent): Claims 1-40
Suzuki: Claims 1, 3, 4, 15, 16, 18, 19
Augustine: Claims 1-60
Issues
The following matters were raised in the parties’ briefs
and, therefore, define the only issues before us for
consideration:2
2Each of the preliminary motions listed is identified by
the numerical designation assigned to it in the Decision on
Motions of Aug. 3, 1993 (Paper No. 131), and the disposition
of each motion by the Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) is
3
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