The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte JOHN C. WALDROP III, BRUCE HARSHMAN,
WILLIAM R. BURKETT, ALAN F. TEGELER,
CARMINE JOHN SESTI and WES P. WEINMAN
Appeal No. 2006-0772
Application No. 09/731,945
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH and FRANKLIN, Administrative
Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 4-8
and 10-12. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding process for
making a laminate, comprising the steps of:
(a) assembling a preform from suitable reinforcement, in a
mold;
(b) tackifying the preform with a tackifier containing
toughening agents for improved damage tolerance in the
mold to produce a tackified preform;
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