Appeal No. 96-0205
Application No. 08/000,946
The references of record now relied upon by the examiner
are:
Young 5,063,268 November 5, 1991
(filed June 8, 1990)
Wirth 3,658,639 April 25, 1972
References cited by appellants are:
Powers et al. (Powers) EPA 0 344 021 November 29, 1989
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Kirk-Othmer, John Wiley
& Sons, Inc., Third Edition, Volume 8, pp. 495-500, © 1979.
The appealed claims now stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.2
§ 103 as unpatentable over Young combined with Wirth. We
reverse.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a vulcanized
tire comprising a carcass at least a portion of which is made
from a composition comprising, inter alia, a halogen
containing copolymer (e.g., a brominated isobutylene para-
methylstyrene copolymer) as defined in the claims. The
carcass of the claimed tire is said to enjoy an enhanced
reduction in air permeability and an increase in heat aging
resistance as measured by elongation retention. The
composition also contains an additional rubber component which
2See the supplemental answer entered April 1, 1996.
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