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syndio-isoblock polymer having molecular chains in which
syndiotactic and isotactic sequences are present” may be
produced;
IV. In Claim 36 of Application 08/147,006 (Paper
No. 64, Appendix 1)(Appendix D), Dolle claims the process of
Claim 31 wherein said olefin is “ethylene or propylene”; and
V. In Claim 37 of Application 08/147,006 (Paper
No. 64, Appendix 1)(Appendix D), Dolle claims the process of
Claim 31 wherein said olefin is a “1-olefin”.
As basis for our conclusions as to the meaning of the
above-quoted phrases in Dolle’s claims, we find:
(1) Syndio-isoblock polyolefins generally have blocks of
isotactic sequences separated by a syndiotactic sequence
(Dolle, Application 08/147,006, specification, p. 3, l. 5-12).
With
that broad definition as basis, we find that each separating
syndiotactic sequence may have two possible configurations
relative to the polymer plane. For example, a syndio-isoblock
polyolefin with a syndiotactic sequence separating blocks of
isotactic sequences may have the mmrrrrmm configuation below:
\ \ \ \ \ \ \
\ \
(mmrrrrmm).
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