Legal Opinion
In re Fracalossi
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 24, 1982No. Appeal No. 81-609PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
The decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals (board) sustaining the rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-16, 18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
The Invention
The appealed claims are directed to a composition comprising the combination of an unreacted polyol and a flame retardant in a flexible polyurethane foam. That composition is said to produce a substantially dripless char when subjected to combustion temperature. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A flexible polyurethane foam comprising the foam-forming reaction product of a reactive polyol and a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- In re LambertiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
- In re BaxterCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by24 opinions
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