Appeal No. 94-4259 Application 07/853,224 The subject matter on appeal is directed to a flame retardant multilayer structure. Appellants separately argue claims 1, 16, 17 and 21. Claim 1 is representative of the invention and reads as follows: 1. A multi-layer structure comprising: a first layer comprising a composition comprising a fire retardant polyolefin, and, a second layer comprising a composition comprising a polyamide and a phosphonate ester of the formula: wherein “x” is 0 or 1. The references relied upon by the examiner are: Anderson et al. (Anderson) 3,789,091 Jan. 29, 1974 Campbell 4,327,248 Apr. 27, 1982 Hauser et al. (Hauser) 4,732,789 Mar. 22, 1988 Kartheiser 4,868,054 Sep. 19, 1989 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007