In re Mullin

ALMOND, Senior Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals sustaining the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-5 and 12 of appellants’ application1 for “Abrasive Article And Method For Its Production.” Claims 1-5 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Claim 12 was rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We affirm the rejection of claims 1-4 and reverse as to claims 5 and 12.

*1334 Invention

Appellants’ invention is best considered in light of the claims involved in this appeal. They are set forth below:

1. An abrasive device having a surface deposit comprising an accumulation of…