Ex parte ROSENFELD et al. - Page 3




          Appeal 1997-2572                                                            
          Application 08/220,562                                                      

                              (2) about 70 to about 99 mole %, based on               
                                   total diamine, of a mixture of at                  
                                   least two diamines selected from the               
                                   group consisting of[:]                             
                                   (a) about 10 to about 90 mole %,                   
                                        based on said mixture, of 2,2-                
                                        bis(4[4-                                      
                                        aminophenoxy]phenyl)propane                   
                                        [BAPP];                                       
                                   (b) about 10 to about 80 mole %,                   
                                        based on said mixture of 2,2'-                
                                        bis(4-aminophenyl)-1,4-                       
                                        diisopropylbenzene [BAP];                     
                                   (c) about 10 to about 90 mole %,                   
                                        based on said mixture, of 3,3'-               
                                        diamino-phenylsulfone [APS]; and              
                                   (d) about 10 to about 90 mole %,                   
                                        based on said mixture, of 1,3-                
                                        bis(3-aminophenoxy)benzene [APB].             

                                Examiner's Rejections                                 
                    3.   In the Examiner's Answer (Paper 16), the                     
          examiner maintains three prior art rejections:                              
                    4.   Claims 1, 3-8, 11-13 and 19-22 stand rejected                
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Okinoshima,                
          U.S. Patent 5,041,513 (1991).                                               

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