Appeal 1997-2575
Application 08/524,661
the [water in the] calcium carbonate filler
[3].
4. According to the specification (page 3,
lines 19-21) (emphasis and matter in brackets added):
The correct amount of [ketoximosilane] crosslinker is
determined by the hydroxyl content present from both the
silanol on the base polymer [[1] in claim 1 as reproduced
supra] and the water content of the filler [[3] in claim
1 as reproduced supra].
5. Accordingly, the language "silanol equivalent"
in the language "1.3 moles ketoximosilane per silanol
equivalent in the diorganosiloxane based polymer [1] and the
calcium carbonate filler [3]" is believed to mean "hydroxyl
equivalent."
Examiner's rejection
6. The examiner has rejected claims 1-20 as being
unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Beers, U.S. Patent
4,514,529 (1985).
Beers
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