Appeal No. 2006-3310 Page 2
Application No. 10/282,424
WO ‘5281, page 1, lines 5-7. The instant application “provides anti-seize compositions
in a spreadable, yet dimensionally stable and solid form.” Specification, [0028].
Discussion
Claim construction
Claims 1-6 and 8-24 are appealed. These are all the pending claims in the
application. Claim 24 stands rejected as indefinite under § 112, second paragraph.
Claims 1-6 and 8-24 stand rejected over prior art. Appellants have separately argued
claims 20, 21, and 22 (with its dependent claim 23) from claims 1-6 and 8-19. Brief,
pages 3-4. Accordingly, these claims do not stand or fall together with claims 1-6 and
8-19. In the grouping of claims 1-6 and 8-19, claim 1 is the only independent claim. We
select that as representative for the purpose of deciding the rejection of claims 1-6 and
8-19. Below, we reproduce claims 1, 24, and separately argued claims 20, 21, and 22.
1. An anti-seize composition comprising:
a solid anti-seize lubricant selected from the group consisting of
metallic powders or flakes, non-metallic lubricants, and metal oxides,
hydroxides and fluorides;
a grease selected from the group consisting of a calcium-
containing grease, a sodium-containing grease, a lithium-containing
grease, an aluminum-containing grease, a bentonite clay-containing
grease, a silica-containing grease, a synthetic organic grease and
combinations thereof; and
a carrier having said anti-seize lubricant and said grease
dispersed therein, said carrier selected from the group consisting of oil,
polymeric matrix, wax, and petroleum oil having an API gravity at 60°F
from about 23 to about 25, said carrier being present in an amount to
render said composition non-flowable at temperatures greater than
about 120ºF,
1 Sports Care Products, WO 00/44528 (WO ‘528), August 3, 2000
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007