In Re Kepler

BLAND, Associate Judge.

The Primary Examiner of the United States Patent.Office finally rejected claims 15, 16, 17, and 18 of appellant’s application for a patent, and on appeal the Board of Appeals affirmed the action of the examiner as to claims 16 to 18, inclusive, but allowed claim 15. Applicant has appealed here from the decision of the board affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 16 to 18, inclusive.

The invention relates to methods of forming multi-layer pressure vessels which are capable of withstanding high internal pressures and which have a number of layers consisting of…