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               Appeal 2006-2774                                                                             
               Application 10/309,493                                                                       


                                          FINDINGS OF FACT                                                  
                         Claim 1                    Erismann                Erismann,                       
                                                                             [0053]                         
                                                                            Example 1                       
               (a) a char forming material  [0004] “a polyol having    “polyethylene                        
               selected from the group of:  2, 3 or 4 hydroxy groups   glycol”                              
               a starch, a sugar, a mono    and a molecular weight                                          
               pentaerythritol, a di        of from about 75 to                                             
               pentaerythritol, a tri       about 1,200”                                                    
               pentaerythritol, . . .       [0022] “Useful polyols                                          
                                            include . . . e.g., ethylene                                    
                                            glycol, propylene glycol,                                       
                                            tripropylene glycol,                                            
                                            polyethylene glycol,                                            
                                            polypropylene glycol,                                           
                                            glycerol and                                                    
                                            combinations thereof”                                           
                                            [0030] “The composition                                         
                                            can also include other                                          
                                            additives, e.g., . . . char                                     
                                            forming agents”                                                 
               (b) a char reinforcement     [0008] “a composition      “amorphous fumed                     
               material selected from the   that includes granular     silica”                              
               group of: a glass flake, a   alkali metal silicate”                                          
               glass fiber, a silica fiber, a[0029] “Thickeners can     “1.42 parts 80%                      

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