Ex parte DRIESKENS et al. - Page 2




              Appeal No. 1996-2112                                                                                     
              Application 08/210,217                                                                                   



                     1.   A bituminous cold-application self-adhesive composition characterized in                     
              comprising a mixture of:                                                                                 
                     5 to 25% of a styrene-diene rubbery polymer mixture that comprises                                
                     (A) one radial styrene-butadiene block copolymer;                                                 
                     (B) at least one styrene-isoprene block copolymer selected from the group                         
              consisting of linear and radial copolymers; and                                                          
                     (C) one styrene-diene di-block copolymer;                                                         
                     0 to 25% of at least one tackifying resin; and,                                                   
                     5 to 95% bitumen.                                                                                 

                     6.  The composition of claim 1 characterized in that copolymer (C) comprises a                    
              styrene di-block copolymer in which the styrene portion represents from 15 to 45 weight                  
              percent and whose total molecular weight is between 50,000 and 150,000.                                  

                     7.     The composition of claim 6 characterized in that copolymer (C) is of statistical           
              interlinking, containing one styrene block and one styrene-butadiene block in a statistical              
              distribution.                                                                                            

                     The references relied upon by the examiner are:                                                   
              Barlow                             4,464,427                   Aug.  7, 1984                             
              Algrim et al. (Algrim)             4,824,880                   Apr. 25, 1989                             
              Mitchell                           5,182,319                   Jan. 26, 1993                             
                                                                      (filed Sep. 27, 1991)                            





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