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          Appeal 1997-2575                                                             
          Application 08/524,661                                                       

                    7.   Beers, like applicant, concerns a "one component              
          room temperature vulcanizable silicone formed-in-place                       
          gasketing sealant ***" (col. 1, lines 7-8).                                  
                    8.   Using the language of applicant's claim 1, Beers              
          describes compositions useful as silicone formed-in-place                    
          gasketing sealants which contain the ingredients called for by               
          applicant's claim 1, as follows:                                             
                    [1] 25 to 90% [applicant claims 25-75%]                            
                         diorganosiloxane based polymer (col. 2,                       
                         lines 27-39);                                                 
                    [2] 0 to 40% [applicant claims 0 to 25%]                           
                         triorganosilyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane                
                         fluid (col. 2, lines 40-47);                                  
                    [3] 5 to 60% [applicant claims 17 to 65%] calcium                  
                         carbonate filler (col. 3, lines 7-9) [with                    
                         additional details concerning the filler to                   
                         follow];                                                      
                    [4] 0.1 to 0.5% [applicant claims 0.01 to 2%] of a                 
                         tin catalyst (col. 3, lines 4-6);                             
                    [5] no [applicant claims 0 to 2.0%] epoxy-functional               
                         alkoxysilane is described as being present by                 
                         Beers; and                                                    
                    [6] about 2 to about 15% of ketoximosilane [with                   
                         additional details concerning the ketoximosilane              
                         to follow].                                                   


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