Appeal No. 2002-1799 Page 3
Application No. 09/353,592
Claims 1-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Leung.
We refer to the briefs and to the answer for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by appellants and
the examiner concerning the issues before us on this appeal.
OPINION
Having carefully considered each of appellants’ arguments
for patentability as set forth in the briefs, appellants have not
persuaded us of reversible error on the part of the examiner.
Accordingly, we will affirm the examiner’s rejection as set forth
in the answer. We add the following for emphasis.
The applicator of representative claim 1 requires that a
rate modifier is disposed on an outer surface of the inner
container while a polymerizable or cross-linkable material is
located inside the inner container.
Appellants’ acknowledge at page 5 of their brief that the
applicator of figure 3 of Leung includes an outer container
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