Appeal No. 1997-0461
Application 08/267,683
the disclosures is that Fujii (A1) describes an aqueous
lubricant comprising a metallic soap, a solid lubricant, a
surfactant for dispersing the soap and solid lubricant and
water (page 3, lines 11 through 13). The solid lubricant may
be molybdenum disulfide (page 3, lines 27 and 28). The
surfactant utilized may itself be an anionic type such as a
fatty acid salt (page 3, lines 39 through 41). As an optional
ingredient, the lubricant may also contain a colloidal
titanium pigment in an amount of from 10 to 5000 ppm to
improve the lubricating and rust-preventing effects of the
lubricant (page 3, line 52 through page 4, line 13).
Thus, Fujii (A1) "describes", in the sense of 35 U.S.C. §
102, a lubricant as claimed in claim 23. That is, Fujii (A1)
describes a lubricant consisting essentially of molybdenum
disulfide powder and "a liquid in which the molybdenum
disulfide powder is dispersed to form a liquid suspension."
Again, we observe that "anticipation" is the ultimate evidence
of obviousness.
In reaching the above conclusions, we have not overlooked
appellant's argument concerning the scope of claim 23 as
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