Appeal No. 1996-3942 Page 3
Application No. 08/095,306
Tumey et al. (Tumey) 4,836,832 Jun.
06, 1989
Palazzotto et al. (Palazzotto) 5,191,101 Mar.
02, 1993
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Tumey in view of Palazzotto. Claims 1-20
stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Tumey and Rinker.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the respective positions
presented by appellants and the examiner. In so doing, we
find ourselves in agreement with appellants' conclusion that
the examiner has failed to establish the prima facie
obviousness of the claimed subject matter. Accordingly, we
will not sustain the examiner's rejections.
Tumey discloses an abrasive article including a backing
material and abrasive grains, a make coat and size coat
(column 2, lines 14-35). Tumey further discloses the use of a
radiation curable composition including a resin portion having
ethylenically unsaturated groups and 1,2-epoxide groups for
use in forming at least one of the coats (column 2, line 36
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