Appeal No. 2004-1856
Application No. 09/908,413
21, 22, 23 formed in pores of the porous overcoat in direct
contact with the base coat. This appealed subject matter is
adequately represented by independent claim 1:
1. A coated structure, comprising:
a ceramic substrate;
an electrically conductive base coat arranged on the
ceramic substrate;
a porous overcoat arranged over the base coat; and
at least one additional layer formed in pores of the
porous overcoat in direct contact with the base coat.
The reference set forth below is relied upon by the examiner
in the Section 102 rejection before us:
Kurachi et al. (Kurachi) 4,863,583 Sep. 5, 1989
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Kurachi.
We refer to the brief and reply brief and to the answer for
a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by the
appellants and by the examiner concerning the above noted
rejection.
OPINION
For the reasons which follow, we cannot sustain this
rejection.
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