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39. Table I in Sekhar ‘513 describes elemental zirconium and elemental boron
reacting to form zirconium diboride (SDEx 3, c. 5, l. 30).
40. Table V in Sekhar ‘513 describes examples of micropyretic slurries, including
slurries containing zirconium, i.e., samples 5 and 12. Sample 5 contains 10 g powder/ 6ml
carrier. The carrier is 100 vol % colloidal silica and the powder is 50 wt% SiC, 5 wt% ZrB ,
2
2 wt% Y O , 20 wt% Ti, and 23 wt% Ni. Sample 12 contains 10 g powder/ 5 ml carrier.
2 3
The carrier is 100 vol % mono-aluminum phosphate and the powder is 90 wt% SiC, 4 wt%
Zr, 2.5 wt% Y O , 2.5 wt% Al O and2 3 2 3
1 wt% B. (SDEx 3, cc. 9-10, TABLE V, samples 5 and 12).
41. Example V in Sekhar ‘513 describes a slurry containing 25 g TiB , 10 g Ti and
2
5 g B in 15 ml colloidal alumina (SDEx 3, c. 10, ll. 50-53).
Morel has already conceded that Morel claims 1, 3, 4, 6 and 9 are anticipated by
Sekhar ‘513 (SDEx 3) (fact 34, p. 14 above). Morel argues that Morel claim 5 is not
anticipated by Sekhar ‘513 because it depends on Morel claim 2 which is not alleged to
be anticipated by Sekhar ‘513 (Paper 20, p. 2).
Initially, we note that the various captions used by Sekhar in Sekhar preliminary
motion 1 raise some confusion as to whether or not Sekhar intended to argue that Morel
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claim 2 is anticipated by Sekhar ‘513 (SDEx 3). However, Sekhar does not address
3Sekhar preliminary motion 1 alleges that
(i) “Claims 1, 3-6, 9 of the Morel Patent Are Unpatentable Under the Provisions of 35 U.S.C.
§ 102 Over Sekhar et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,364,513" (Paper 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS).
(ii) “Further, claims 1, 3-5 and 9 of Morel are anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102 or, in the
alternative, obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Sekhar et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,364,513 (Sekhar et al.
‘513)” (Paper 17, p. 1).
(iii) “Specifically, the parties Sekhar et al. request the following precise relief from the Board of
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