The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN P. DISMUKES, JACK W. JOHNSON, EDWARD W. CORCORAN, JR., and JOSEPH VALLONE __________ Appeal No. 2001-0233 Application 08/668,640 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before OWENS, WALTZ, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of claims 1-12, 14, 15, 36, and 37, all of the claims pending in this application. Claims 13 and 16-35 have been canceled. CLAIMS Claim 1 is representative of the claims on appeal, and reads as follows: 1. A preceramic composite intermediate composition consisting essentially of a mixture of greater than 30 parts by weight of a ceramic precursor oligomer or polymerPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007