Appeal No. 2000-0482 Application 08/569,256 1. An abherent composition comprising (A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of phosphate ester or salt thereof, a phosphonic acid derivative, and a phosphinic acid derivative, having at least one C4-C20 perfluoro-alkyl or alkenyl group, (B) polytetrafluoroethylene having a number-average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000, and (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a silicone oil, a silicone resin and a highly fluorinated compound having a boiling point of at least 100°C wherein compound (C) is not a compound of (A) or (B). The references relied upon by the examiner are: Horiuchi et al. (Horiuchi) 4,118,235 Oct. 3, 1978 Hisamoto et al. (Hisamoto) 5,079,299 Jan. 7, 1992 Wagner 5,464,586 Nov. 7, 1995 Fukui et al. 57-048035 Oct. 13, 1982 (JP ‘035) Amimoto et al. 01-285312 Nov. 16, 19891 (JP ‘312) Claims 1, 3, 5 and 7-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Horiuchi, Hisamoto, JP ‘312 and JP ‘035 in view of Wagner.2 For the reasons discussed below, the rejection is affirmed. 1 We rely upon and cite from a full English translation of the JP ‘035 and JP ‘312 documents, previously made of record. 2 Dependent claims 3, 5 and 7-10 stand or fall together with independent claim 1. Appeal Brief, Paper No. 19, received May 25, 1999, page 3, paragraph (8). 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007