Appeal No. 95-2270
Application 08/005,856
of applicants' U.S. Patent Nš 5,128,394, a copy of which is made
Appendix 2 to our opinion. For ease of reference, we will refer
to the patent in describing applicants' invention.
Applicants' invention
16. Applicants indicate in their BRIEF ON APPEAL
(Paper No. 21, page 2) that "Claims 45-54 fall within one group
of claims" and make no argument that claims 46-54 are separately
patentable from the broadest claim, which is claim 45.
17. Claim 45 reads as follows:
A controlled-release adhesive composition comprising:
(A) An interpenetrating pressure-sensitive adhesive
mixture comprising:
(i) from about 50 to about 99% by weight organic
pressure-sensitive adhesive, and
(ii) from about 1 to about 50%: by weight of
silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive; and
(B) an amount of silicone cross-linking agent
effective to increase shear strength of the
composite adhesive.
18. According to the specification, the "organic
pressure-sensitive adhesive" can be base rubbers, including
(col. 2, lines 15-25):
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