Appeal No. 1999-1136
Application No. 08/771,373
Morris 5,239,612 Aug. 24,
1993
The appealed claims stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as follows:
(1) Claims 1 and 2, unpatentable over Morris in view of
Basche.
(2) Claim 3, unpatentable over Morris in view of Basche and
Tanji.
(3) Claims 4 to 6, unpatentable over Morris in view of Basche,
Tanji and Finicle.
Rejection (1)
There is no disagreement that the PBN coating of the
Morris boat has a hexagonal crystal structure, and that it
would have been obvious to apply the PBN coating using the
method disclosed by Basche; in fact, at col. 3, lines 10 to
13, Morris incorporates the Basche patent's disclosure by
reference as teaching the chemical vapor deposition of boron
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