Appeal No. 1997-3260
Application 08/506,153
Smith, Jr. et al. (Smith ‘025) 5,118,025 Jun. 2,
1992
Boury et al. (Boury) 5,174,368 Dec. 29,
1992
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 9-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over any one of Eylon ‘816, Eylon ‘432, Wright,
Froes, Smith ‘460 or Smith ‘025, in view of Boury.
DECISION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with
appellants that the aforementioned rejections are not well
founded. Accordingly, we reverse these rejections.
It is undisputed that each of the primary references
discloses or would have fairly suggested, to one of ordinary
skill in the art, all aspects of appellants’ claimed invention
except forming the layers of fibers in the preform in a
graduated manner such that the fiber density is lower near
what will become the surface of the composite exposed to high
temperature, oxidizing conditions, and is higher toward the
interior of the composite.
Boury, the secondary reference which is combined with
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