Appeal No. 2006-2063
Application No. 10/126,019
two-part adhesive, and 3) a method for bonding the orthodontic
appliance to a tooth. Independent claims 1, 28, 34 and 37 are
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims can be found in the Claims Appendix attached to
appellants’ brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Bullock 4,180,911 Jan. 1, 1980
Kaelble 4,204,325 May 27, 1980
Litke 4,533,422 Aug. 6, 1985
Randklev 5,015,180 May 14, 1991
Sondhi et al. (Sondhi) 5,971,754 Oct. 26, 1999
Brennan et al. (Brennan) 6,183,249 Feb. 6, 2001
Burnell-Jones 6,207,077 Mar. 27, 2001
Claims 1 through 3, 7, 9 through 12, 16 through 21, 24, 25
and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Randklev.
Claims 4 through 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Randklev in view of Brennan.
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