Appeal 2006-2709
Application 10/254,295
Appellant's application is directed to an invention involving a method of
treating a surface with a wax material. Wax with a carrier or solvent is spray
applied to a surface that has some crevices or pores; that is, the surface is
textured or patterned, such as a painted vehicle surface. Then, a wiper blade
is contacted with the surface and drawn across it in a wiping action resulting
in partial separation of carrier liquid from the particles of wax while forcing
wax particles into surface pores and/or crevices. Claim 1 is illustrative and
reproduced below:
1. A method for improving the specularity of a surface, comprising
the steps of:
(a) applying a wax material suspended in a carrier or solvent by
spraying onto the surface, wherein the surface includes at least textures or
patterns;
(b) providing a wiper blade having a flexible panel including a
lip formed along the lower edge; and
(c) drawing the lip of the wiper blade across the surface,
wiping away the carrier or solvent and leaving the wax material in pores and
crevices of the textured or patterned surface.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references as evidence
in rejecting the appealed claims:
Tomingas US 3,649,987 Mar. 21, 1972
Yeiser US 6,159,551 Dec. 12, 2000
Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Yeiser in view of Tomingas.
Appellant does not separately argue the rejected claims in the Brief.
Thus, we select claim 1, as the representative claim on which we decide this
appeal.
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