Appeal No. 2004-1869
Application No. 09/738,591
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to a method for making a film for use with a heat transfer
component. Claims 1, 5, 7, and 21 are illustrative:
1. A method for making a film for use with a heat transfer component comprising the
steps of:
applying a plurality of polar particulates to a surface of a film;
then adhering said plurality of polar particulates to said surface of said film; and
then adding said film to said heat transfer component.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 further including the step of applying an adhesive
substance to said surface of said film, and wherein the step of adhering said plurality of polar
particulates comprises pressing said plurality of polar particulates into said adhesive substance.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of coating an outer
surface of said plurality of polar particulates with a coating.
21. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said plurality of polar particulates are one
of alumina, zirconia, wollastonite, talc, and titanium dioxide.
As evidence of unpatentability, the Examiner relies upon the following prior art
references:
McCulloch et al. (McCulloch) 3,973,510 Aug. 10, 1976
Kaneko et al. (Kaneko) 4,421,789 Dec. 20, 1983
Bentley 4,848,314 Jul. 18, 1989
Hayakawa et al. (Hayakawa) 6,013,372 Jan. 11, 2000
Linford 6,132,801 Oct. 17, 2000
The specific rejections are as follows:
1. Claims 1-4, 20, 22, 23, 26 and 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Bentley in view of Kaneko (Answer, pp. 3-4).
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