UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte THOMAS F. KAUFFMAN And DAVID W. WHITMAN ____________ Appeal 2007-2671 Application 10/461,955 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Decided: October 31, 2007 ____________ Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS, and CATHERINE Q. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4 and 5. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1. A curable fluid comprising polymeric nanoparticles, wherein said curable fluid is capable of forming a polymeric composition after exposure to at least one cure condition selected from the group consisting of elevated temperature, radiation, mixing of moieties with complementary reactive groups, and combinations thereof, wherein said polymeric nanoparticlesPage: 1 2 3 4 5 Next
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