Ex Parte SIMMONS et al - Page 1



            The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not        
            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.        
                                                            Paper No. 18              
                                                                                     
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                  Ex parte JOHN SIMMONS and DOMENIC JOSEPH BARSOTTI                   
                                Appeal No. 2002-0173                                  
                               Application 09/273,040                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before TIMM, DELMENDO, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 15, the remaining claims on appeal.                                 
          The subject matter on appeal is represented by claim 1, set forth           
          below.                                                                      
               1.  A grouting composition comprising a first component                
               and a second component wherein said first component                    
               comprises a peroxide, a liquid which comprises water, a                
               sugar, and a solid particulate; and said second                        
               component comprises a polymer, a crosslinking agent,                   
               and a solid particulate.                                               
               We note that a related case, 09/500,561 corresponding to               
          appeal no. 2002-0054 exists in connection with this appeal.                 
               The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of              
          unpatentability are:                                                        






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