Appeal No. 2004-1062
Application No. 08/448,019
esters of Zwiener. As properly noted by the examiner, it is a
matter of obviousness for one of ordinary skill in the art to
combine the components taught by the prior art to be useful for
the same purpose. In re Kerkhoven, 626 F.2d 846, 850, 205 USPQ
1069, 1072 (CCPA 1980).
The examiner also appreciates that neither Aoki nor Zwiener
teaches the specific claimed isocyanate functional urethane.
However, appellant does not take issue with the examiner’s legal
conclusion that it would have been obvious for one of ordinary
skill in the art to employ the specific isocyanate functional
urethane of Druetzler in the coatings of Aoki and Zwiener for the
purpose of obtaining flexible coatings (see page 7 of answer).
Appellant contends that “the Examiner has ignored the fact
that Aoki discloses a moisture curable coating composition in
which there is an excess of free isocyanate groups to react with
atmospheric moisture after the coating composition is applied to
the object to be coated” (page 5 of principal brief, first
paragraph). However, we, like the examiner, do not understand
the relevancy of this argument inasmuch as appellant has failed
to explain how Aoki’s teaching of a moisture curable compo-
4
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007