Appeal 97-1554
Application 08/495,593
aldehyde and alcohol mixture under
hydrogenating conditions.
4. Component A can be prepared in accordance with a
process described in European Patent Application 244,616
(specification, page 4, line 10).
5. The European Patent Application corresponds to
Kummer, U.S. Patent 4,832,702 (1989) (Appeal Brief, page 3).
6. An amine, polyamine or alkanolamine made by the
process of step b of Finding 3 is "chlorine-free"
(specification, page 4).
7. The "polyamines" are preferred and ammonia is
very particularly preferred (specification, page 4, lines 27-
30) as the material used to accomplish amination.
8. The preferred molecular weight of the
hydrocarbon radical is 600-2,500.
9. The particularly preferred molecular weight of
the hydrocarbon is 700-1,500 (specification, page 3, lines 31-
32).
10. The hydrocarbon radical is obtained by the
polymerization of olefins, preferably a C -C olefin, and
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