Appeal No. 1997-3643
Application No. 08/484,047
unsaturated fatty acid having an iodine number from 120 to 190 and an alkyd resin having a hydroxyl
number from 40 to 260 and an acid number of less than 11.
The References
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims
are:
Savageau et al. 3,772,171 Nov. 13, 1973
(Savageau)
Uhlemayr et al. 4,383,860 May 17, 1983
(Uhlemayr)
The Rejections
(1) Claims 1-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Savageau, U.S. Patent No. 3,772,171 in view of Uhlemayr, U.S. Patent No. 4,383,860.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the appellant
regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 47, mailed
December 11, 1996) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejection, and to the brief
(Paper No. 46, filed August 12, 1996) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
Opinion
We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by appellants and the examiner
and agree with appellants that the aforementioned rejections is not well founded. Accordingly, we
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