Appeal 2007-1564
Application 10/611,508
I. BACKGROUND
The invention relates to catalyst products. Claims 1 and 13 are
illustrative of the subject matter on appeal:
1. A supported catalyst, comprising:
a solid support; and
a porous coating on the solid support, the porous coating having
as a major constituent a material exhibiting catalytic activity, the material
exhibiting catalytic activity including a transition-metal containing material,
the porous coating having a binder for holding the coating together and
adhering the coating to the support.
13. A bulk transition metal-containing material catalyst,
comprising:
a porous solid mass having as a major constituent a transition metal
oxide, the solid mass having a binder for holding the catalytically active
material together in the solid mass.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Birkenstock US 4,407,733 Oct. 4, 1983
Davies US 6,793,728 B1 Sep. 21, 2004
The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:
1. Claims 1-3, 5-7, 10-14, and 17-19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as anticipated by Davies; and
2. Claims 4, 8, 9, 15, and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Davies in view of Birkenstock.
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