Appeal No. 2003-0210
Application 03/237,574
Corson “shows it is old and advantageous in the art to add a
small amount of nickel to the copper tin-alloy” (answer,
page 11). This argument is not sufficient for establishing that
the applied references themselves would have fairly suggested, to
one of ordinary skill in the art, adding Corson’s components to
the bronze used by Eubank for coating uranium.
For the above reasons we conclude that the examiner has not
carried the burden of establishing a prima facie case of
obviousness of the article claimed in the appellants’ claim 6.
DECISION
The rejections of claims 1, 7 and 15 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(a) over Robinson, claims 1 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)
over Boller, claims 1, 7 and 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) over
Eubank, claims 1-3, 10, 11 and 13-15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over
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