The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 RICHARD P. WELTY,
PATRICK JONTE and CARL W. TRENDELMAN
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Appeal No. 2006-2660
Application 10/007,021
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, TIMM and FRANKLIN, 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 22 through 53, all of the claims in the application.
Claims 22 and 32 illustrate appellants’ invention of a coated article, and are
representative of the claims on appeal:
22. An article having on at least a portion of a surface a coating consisting essentially of,
in order:
a nickel layer;
a strike layer consisting essentially of zirconium, titanium or zirconium-titanium alloy
directly contacting said nickel layer; and
an outer layer consisting essentially of zirconium compound, titanium compound, or
zirconium-titanium alloy compound directly contacting said strike layer, and said outer layer is
uncoated.
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