Appeal No. 1997-2446
Application 08/223,351
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
final rejection of claims 1 and 4 through 24.
The subject matter on appeal is related to a process for
producing a low molecular weight copolymer product containing rela-
tively low levels of a monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic
acid monomer component. Representative appealed claim 1 is repro-
duced below:
1. A polymerization process, comprising:
a) establishing an initial charge of water in a
reactor;
b) adding into the reactor to form a reaction mixture
i) at least one water soluble chain transfer
agent selected from alkali metal salts of
sulfites;
ii) at least one water soluble initiator,
iii) at least one metal promoter,
iv) from about 50 to about 97 weight percent,
based on the total weight of monomer added to
the reactor, of at lest one water soluble mono-
ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid
monomer,
2
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