Appeal No. 96-1790
Application No. 08/285,375
components a bromine-containing carbonate, a thermoplastic
polyester, a graft polymer, and a specified brominated
phosphate (Brief, page 2). Appellant states that the claims2
stand or fall together (Brief, page 4). Accordingly, we
select claim 1 from the group of claims and decide this appeal
as to the grounds of rejection on the basis of this claim
alone. See 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(7)(1995). Illustrative claim 1 is reproduced
below:
1. A thermoplastic molding composition comprising
(i) about 40 to 90% bromine-containing carbonate component,
(ii) about 10 to 50% thermoplastic polyester resin,
(iii) about 1 to 15% graft polymer,
(iv) about 1 to 7% compound conforming to
0=P-[OCH C(CH Br) ]
2 2 3 3
and optionally
(v) a positive amount up to 1% polytetrafluoroethylene, said
composition containing bromine in an amount of about 1 to 14%,
said percents being relative to the weight of the composition,
said carbonate component containing bromine in an amount of
about 1.0 to 10.0 percent relative to its weight.
The References
2All reference to the Brief will be to the re-submitted
Brief dated September 11, 1995, Paper No. 10.
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