Appeal No. 2006-0500
Application No. 10/094,709
- said at least one layer of said composite is coated
with at least one protection layer made of a hardenable
material selected from the following group consisting of
thermosetting resins, thermoplastic polymers, mixtures of
polymers, rigid foams, cements, and impregnated cloths
- said at least one protection layer is hardened before
polymerization and/or crosslinking of said at least one
layer of said composite.
The prior art set forth below is relied upon by the examiner
as evidence of obviousness:
Schetty et al. (Schetty) 3,884,269 May 20, 1975
Johansen et al. (Johansen) 3,988,188 Oct. 26, 1976
Nakasone et al. (Nakasone) 4,770,834 Sep. 13, 1988
Green et al. (Green) 5,445,191 Aug. 29, 1995
Werner & Pfleiderer 1,151,964 May 14, 1969
(published British patent application)(hereinafter referred to as
the British reference.)
The admitted prior art disclosed at pages 1-5 of the subject
specification and shown in figures 1A and 2A of the appellants’
drawing.
The following rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) are before
us in this appeal:
Claims 1-9 are rejected over Johansen in view of the
admitted prior art and Green, while claim 10 is
correspondingly rejected over this prior art and further in
view of Schetty or the British reference;
Claims 14-19 are rejected over Johansen in view of the
admitted prior art, while claim 20 is correspondingly
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