Appeal No. 2002-0223 3
Application No. 09/410,162
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following references:
Pinchuk 5,736,251 Apr. 7, 1998
Leidheiser, H. et al., (Leidheiser) Corrosion Behavior of Steel Pre-treated with Silanes,
Corrosion, (June 1987 43(6) pp. 382-387.
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 51, 54 and 55 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being
unpatentable over Pinchuk.
Claim 51, 54 and 55 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable
over Leidheiser.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by the appellants and
the examiner and agree with the examiner that the rejection of the claims under §103(a)
over Pinchuk is well founded. Accordingly, we affirm the rejection for the reasons
discussed herein. We will not however sustain the rejection over Leidheiser.
As an initial matter, it is the appellants’ position that, “[t]he claims may be grouped
together for the purposes of this appeal.” See Brief, page 2. Accordingly, we select
claim 51 as representative of the claimed subject matter and substantially limit our
consideration thereto. See 37 CFR §1.192(c)(7) (2000).
The Rejection under § 103(a)
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