The opinion in support of the decision being entered
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precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN CHARLES CLARK
and JOSEPH WILLIAM FRISK
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Appeal No. 2006-0816
Application 09/997,081
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WARREN and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 11. Claims 12 through 14 are also of record and have been withdrawn
from consideration by the examiner under 37 CFR § 1.142(b).
Claim 1 illustrates appellants’ invention of a method of making a hydrophilic carbon
fiber construction, and is representative of the claims on appeal:
1. A method of making a hydrophilic carbon fiber construction comprising the steps of:
a) immersing a carbon fiber construction in an aqueous dispersion of a metal oxide
selected from Type I or Type II, wherein Type I consists of metal oxides having a negative zeta
potential and Type II consists of metal oxides having a positive zeta potential;
b) contacting said dispersion with a counterelectrode; and
c) electrophoretically depositing said metal oxide on said carbon fiber construction by
applying electric current between said carbon fiber construction and said counterelectrode;
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