Ex parte MASSE et al. - Page 1




                                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                             
                    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written                                                                         
                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                        
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                                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                      
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                                            Ex parte MICHAEL A. MASSE                                                                                      
                                                               and JAMES R. ERICKSON                                                                                       
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                                                                   Appeal No. 95-1948                                                                                      
                                                              Application 08/090,8541                                                                                      
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                         
                    GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                   

                                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                      
                              This is the decision on an appeal from the final rejection                                                                                   
                    of claims 1, 3 through 11 and 13 through 18 which are all of the                                                                                       
                    claims remaining in the application.                                                                                                                   
                              The subject matter on appeal relates to a process of curing                                                                                  
                    epoxidized polymers of conjugated dienes containing aromatic                                                                                           
                    moieties by exposing the polymers to ultraviolet radiation in the                                                                                      

                              1    Application for patent filed July 12, 1993.                                                                                             
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