Ex parte SWARUP et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 97-1848                                                          
          Application 08/338,074                                                      

               where X is )O and R is H;  and[2]                                            
                    (2) 10 to 50 percent by weight based on weight of                 
               resin solids in the film-forming composition of an                     
               aminoplast crosslinking agent containing methylol and/or               
               methylol ether groups;                                                 
                         [a] said film-forming composition being                      
               crosslinkable through reaction of said pendant or                      
               terminal groups with said methylol and/or methylol ether               
               groups;                                                                
                         [b] said film-forming composition being further              
               characterized as having a calculated hydroxyl value less               
               than 50 based on solid weight of said film-forming                     
               composition, excluding any hydroxyl functionality                      
               associated with N-methylol groups                                      
                         [c] so as to result in a crosslinked coating                 
               which has a substantial number of urethane crosslinks                  
               arising from said reaction of pendant or terminal groups               
               with said methylol and/or methylol ether groups,                       
                         [d] giving said crosslinked coating a high                   
               level of acid etch resistance.                                         




             Given that X can only be O (oxygen) and R can only be H (hydrogen), one wonders2                                                                        
          why the formula is not set out simply as:                                   
          H                                                                           
          *                                                                           
          O)C)N)H   or   O)C)NH2                                                      
          5              5                                                            
          O              O                                                            
          thereby eliminating any need to refer to X or R.                            
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