Appeal No. 2004-0778
Application No. 10/172,933
forth in representative independent claim 1 which reads as
follows:
1. A method of making a magnetically attractive coating
composition consisting of the steps of:
providing a paint; and
mixing iron particles with the paint to produce a mixture,
wherein the concentration of the iron particles in the mixture is
about 70 to about 85 wt.%.
The reference set forth below is relied upon by the examiner
as evidence of obviousness:
Deetz 5,843,329 Dec. 1, 1998
All of the appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Deetz.1
We refer to the brief and reply brief and to the answer for
a complete exposition of the contrary viewpoints expressed by the
appellant and by the examiner concerning the above noted
rejection.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth in the answer and below, we will
sustain this rejection.
1 As indicated on page 4 of the brief, the claims on appeal
will stand or fall together. Accordingly, we will focus on
independent claim 1, which is the broadest claim before us, as
representing the rejected claims. See 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(7)(2003).
2
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