Ex Parte SCHMUTZ et al - Page 2




              Appeal No. 2000-1448                                                                          2                
              Application No. 08/709,975                                                                                     

                      THE INVENTION                                                                                          

              The invention is directed to a process for stabilizing a thick walled polyolefin                               
              molding and placing said molding in permanent contact with water.  The stabilizer                              
              comprises three specific components including a phosphite, a sterically hindered phenolic                      
              compound, and a sterically hindered amine having a molecular weight greater than 1000.                         
              Additional limitations are disclosed in the following illustrative claim.                                      
                                                       THE CLAIM                                                             

              Claim 35 is illustrative of appellants’ invention and is reproduced below:                                     
                      35.   A process for stabilizing and using a thick-walled polyolefin molding, which                     
                      comprises incorporating into, or applying to said thick-walled polyolefin molding, a                   
                      mixture of from about 0.02 to about 0.6%, based on weight of polyolefin, of                            
                      component (b); from about 0.02 to about 0.5%, based on weight of polyolefin, of                        
                      component (c); and from about 0.02% to about 1.0%, based on weight of                                  
                      polyolefin, of component (d), wherein:                                                                 
                      component (b) is selected from the group consisting of tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)                   
              and                                                                                   compou                   
              nds of                                                                                formulas                 
              Ph-3                                                                                  and Ph-                  
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