Appeal 2007-1266
Application 10/125,204
This is an appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-5, 8-
16, and 18-19. Claims 6, 7, 17, and 20 are allowed. We have jurisdiction
over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
We affirm.
Appellants’ invention relates to a sample mounting press for molding
a thermoplastic or thermosetting material around a metallic specimen for
ease of handling in subsequent polishing and analyzing processes.
(Specification [0002-0003]). Independent Claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A metallographic sample mounting press comprising:
a cylindrical sample molding chamber open at opposite ends;
a ram extendable into said sample molding chamber from one end for
compressing a sample molding therein; and
a rigid face seal assembly removably secured to an end of said
chamber opposite said ram, said assembly having a cylindrical cap defining
a flat face seal with a diameter greater than the diameter of said cylindrical
sample molding chamber for externally enclosing and sealing said opposite
end of said molding chamber against the pressure encountered during the
molding of a metallographic sample.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference to show
unpatentability:
Schwarzkopf US 3,922,127 Nov. 25, 1975
The Examiner made the following rejections:
1. Claims 1-5, 8-16, and 18-19 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement.
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