Appeal No. 2006-2375
Application No. 10/283,198
wherein said water-based base coat composition comprises a
pigment and a resin emulsion obtained by emulsion polymerization
of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture,
said an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture
having an acid value of 3 to 50 mg KOH/g and containing at least
65% by weight of a (meth)acrylic ester whose ester moiety
contains 1 or 2 carbon atoms,
said a clear coat composition having a solvent-based form
and combination of an acrylic resin and/or polyester resin and
an amino resin and/or isocyanate, or acrylic resins and/or
polyester resins having a carboxylic acid-epoxy curing system.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
De Pauw et al. 3,649,287 Mar. 14, 1972
(De Pauw)
Kurauchi et al. 4,728,543 Mar. 1, 1988
(Kurauchi)
Jouck et al. (Jouck) 5,322,715 Jun. 21, 1994
Bigley, Jr. et al. 5,406,641 Apr. 11, 1995
(Bigley)
Bederke et al. 5,473,032 Dec. 5, 1995
(Bederke)
Nishi et al. 5,525,670 Jun. 11, 1996
(Nishi)
Schwarte et al. 5,601,880 Feb. 11, 1997
(Schwarte)
Brünnemann et al. 5,876,802 Mar. 2, 1999
(Brünnemann)
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as follows:
(a) claims 8-11, 13, 15, 17-21, and 25-27 over Jouck in
view of Bigley and De Pauw;
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