Ex parte STERLING et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 95-1209                                                                                                                     
                 Application No. 07/842,480                                                                                                             



                                                                         CF3                                                                            
                                                                         |                                                                              
                                                              R     (CH )    R1            2 m   4                                                                    
                                                                1                                                                                       
                                                              |     |       |                                                                           
                                                         R -Si-O-[-Si-O-] -Si-R                                                 (I)                     
                                                          2                         n         5                                                         
                                                          2|     |       |                                                                              
                                                              R      R       R3     7      6                                                                          
                                                                3                                                                                       

                          wherein R , R , R , R , R , R  and R  may be the same or                                                                      
                                          1      2     3     4     5     6           7                                                                  
                          different and may be alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; R7                                                                            
                          may also be -(CH ) -CF ; m is an integer from 0 to 20,                                                                        
                                                       2  m     3                                                                                       
                          and n is an integer from 1 to 5,000; or                                                                                       
                                   said additive being a silanol terminated                                                                             
                          derivative of said polyfluoroalkylsiloxane or a                                                                               
                          copolymer of said polyfluoroalkylsiloxane with an                                                                             
                          alkyl, aryl or alkyl-aryl-siloxane.                                                                                           
                                                                   PRIOR ART                                                                            
                          The examiner has applied the following reference in the                                                                       
                 prior art rejection advanced on this appeal:                                                                                           
                 Miyake et al. (Miyake)                  2             1-282,267                           Nov. 14, 1989                                
                 (Japanese Kokai Application)                                                                                                           
                          The examiner has cited the following references to show                                                                       
                 “a state of fact” (Answer, pages 2-3):                                                                                                 

                 Yamamoto et al. (Yamamoto)                            3,758,661                           Sep. 11, 1973                                
                 Thomas et al. (Thomas)                                5,108,632                           Apr. 28, 1992                                
                                                                                (filed Oct. 18, 1991)                                                   

                          2Our understanding of this reference is based upon the                                                                        
                 PTO translation of record.                                                                                                             
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