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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SCOTT D. LUCAS
and ROBIN K. MASKELL
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Appeal No. 2003-1974
Application 09/317,409
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, LIEBERMAN and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 55 and 57 through 59. Claims 1 through 12, 39 through 46, 60 through 76 and
87 are also of record and have been withdrawn from consideration by the examiner under
37 CFR § 1.142(b). Claim 55 is illustrative of the claims on appeal:
55. A prepreg of a honeycomb sandwich structure precursor including a honeycomb core,
a stiffness-treated prepreg ply and a second prepreg ply, in the absence of a tiedown ply
contacting the honeycomb core, and where the stiffness-treated prepreg ply and the second
prepreg ply are disposed adjacent one another, said stiffness-treated prepreg ply comprising:
a stiffness-treated fabric including a plurality of fibers and a polymeric material disposed
on at least some of the fibers, where the stiffness-treated fabric exhibits an ASTM stiffness value
greater than the ASTM stiffness value of an untreated fabric; and
a resin system,
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