Ex parte THOMAS et al. - Page 4




          Appeal 97-1554                                                               
          Application 08/495,593                                                       

          particularly preferred is isobutene (specification, page 3,                  
          lines 35-37).                                                                

                                     Component B                                       
                    11. Component B is a polyetheramine (specification,                
          page 4, line 31 et seq.).                                                    
                    12. According to the specification, Component B                    
          can be prepared in accordance with a process described in                    
          Rath, U.S. Patent 5,112,364 (1992) (specification, page 6,                   
          lines 17-18).                                                                

                                 The claims on appeal                                  
                    13. Claims 1-5 and 7 are on appeal.                                
                    14. Applicants separately argue the patentability of               
          claims 3 and 7 (Appeal, Brief, page 2).                                      
                    15. Claim 3 limits claim 1:                                        
               A mixture as defined in claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon                
               radical of the component A is a polyisobutyl radical.                   
                    16. Claim 7 is limited to a "fuel for gasoline                     
          engines containing small amounts" of Component A and Component               
          B.                                                                           

                               The examiner's rejection                                
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