Appeal 2006-2511
Application 10/693,463
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to a coated article comprising a glass
substrate and a copper oxide and manganese oxide coating over the
substrate. The claim specifies that the copper-containing component and the
manganese-containing component are present in an amount that provides a
blue color in transmission. The Specification, page 3, discloses that if the
copper component and the manganese component are not present in the
appropriate ratios the color in transmission can vary from gray blue to
amber. Claim 1, as presented in the Brief, appears below:
1. A coated article comprising:
a. a glass substrate; and
b. a copper oxide and manganese oxide coating over the substrate, the
coating having the molar ratio of copper to manganese in the range of about
0.8 to 1.2 and a blue color in transmission.
The Examiner relies upon the following reference:
Stephens 5,593,134 Dec. 2, 1997 (Dec. 29, 1994)
Claims 1 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by
Stephens.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the
Examiner and the Appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make
reference to the Answer (mailed Apr. 5, 2006) for the Examiner's reasoning
in support of the rejection and to the Brief (filed Sep. 12, 2005) for
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