Application of Booge

JOHNSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting all of the claims, 1 to 5, inclusive, in appellants’ application for a patent relating to “Titanium Oxide Pigment Production.”

The development in issue is the production of improved titanium dioxide pigments said to be characterized by optimum particle size, high hiding power, tinting strength, and advanced weathering durability. Titanium dioxide is an old and important commercial pigment, useful in its anatase and rutile…