Appeal No. 96-0937
Application 08/203,723
column 17, line 5 - 47, of Bolich N646 where nonvolatile silicone fluids are described
which comprise polyalkyl siloxanes, the alkyl moiety of which may be the same group or
different groups, e.g., methyl and ethyl. The polyalkyl siloxanes of the Bolich patents
may contain from about 7 to about 8,000 siloxane monomer units. Thus, it appears that
the nonvolatile silicone fluids described in these portions of the Bolich patents are the
same as, or similar to, the plasticizers described at page 17 of the specification as
“methyl alkyl silicones.” See also the disclosure at page 18 of the specification that
preferred nonvolatile plasticizers include methyl alkyl silicones having C - C alkyl2 20
and from 1 to about 500 siloxane monomer units.
We also point out the disclosure at column 12, lines 56-65 of Bolich N658 that
preferred nonvolatile silicone materials can comprise nonvolatile silicone fluids having
viscosities of less than about 100,000cP (centipoise) and silicone gums having higher
viscosities. The same disclosure appears at column 19, lines 20-29, of Bolich N646.
If the 350 centistoke polydimethyl siloxane fluid of Example XI of Bolich N646 and
Example XIX of Bolich N658 meets the solubility requirement of claim 1 (a)(iii) on
appeal, it would appear that those examples anticipate claim 1. Upon return of the
application, the examiner should reconsider Bolich N646 and Bolich N658 in their
entireties taking into account the above analysis. The substantial similarities existing
between the 350 centistoke polydimethyl siloxane fluid used in the above identified
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