Appeal 2007-2602
Application 10/797,975
Representative claim 1 follows:
1. A method of making a shaped article, comprising:
thermoforming an article comprising an exterior surface comprising
an inorganic biocidal agent and a first thermoplastic resin to form the shaped
article, wherein the shaped article has improved biocidal activity compared
to the unshaped article.
Cited References:
Hagiwara US 4,775,585 Oct. 4, 1988
Ando US 5,064,599 Nov. 12, 1991
Valyi US 5,939,153 Aug. 17, 1999
Grounds of Rejection
Claims 1-19 stand rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as obvious over
Hagiwara in view of Valyi and Ando.
We affirm.
DISCUSSION
Obviousness
Claims 1-19 stand rejected under 35 USC 103(a) as obvious over
Hagiwara in view of Valyi and Ando. We select claim 1 as representative of
the rejected claims as Appellants have not provided separate arguments for
the claims in the Brief. 37 C.F.R. 41.37(c)(1)(vii).
The Examiner finds:
Hagiwara et al. (col. 1, line 15-18; col. 4, line 44-68)
disclose a process of making a shape[d] article comprising
molding an article comprising an exterior surface comprising an
inorganic biocidal agent.
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