Appeal No. 95-5097 Application No. 08/072,807 The examiner has relied upon the following references in support of the rejections: Yu et al. (Yu) 5,238,990 Aug. 24, 1993 (filed Jun. 5, 1991) Keuerleber DE 3101771 A1 Sept. 2, 1982 (Published German Offenlegungstag) Claims 10-14 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Yu (Answer, page 3). Claims 15 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Yu in view of Keuerleber (Id.). We affirm both of these rejections for reasons which follow. OPINION The polyamide composition recited in appealed claim 10 comprises a polyamide, a halogenated copolymer of a C to C4 7 isomonoolefin and an alkylstyrene (hereafter “the copolymer”), and a polyolefin component. The examiner finds that Yu discloses polyamide compositions comprising a polyamide, a polyolefin component, and the copolymer as recited in appealed claim 10 (see the Final Rejection dated May 20, 1994, Paper No. 5, page 2). The examiner notes that Yu discloses both halogenated and non- 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007