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and identifies its effectiveness as a carrier. Moreover,
page 29 identifies the correlation between both solubility
in Nomex® of a carrier and its molecular size to its
effectiveness in promoting dyeing of Nomex® On page 31
of the 1664 Notebook, Dr. Riggins again noted the
effectiveness of N,N-diethylbenzamide. . . . .
5. I have reviewed the copies provided to me by
Mr. Risley and declare that on May 4, 1990, I signed
and dated notebook page numbers 28-29, 31, 34-39, 42,
and 47-50 of Notebook 1664. I further declare that,
to the best of my knowledge, each of these notebook
copies is a true and accurate copy of the original
notebook pages I corroborated with my signature on
May 4, 1990.
(4) Findings and Conclusions Re Priority of Invention
The broadest claims to which Count 2 of this interference is
directed are method Claim 1 and product Claim 43 of Holsten’s
involved application, reproduced below (RB, Appendix C, pp. A9
and A14):
1. A method for dyeing fibrous material
comprising the steps of:
contacting a fibrous material formed from fibers
selected from the group consisting of aromatic polyamide
fibers, polybenzimidazole fibers, aromatic polyimide
fibers, fibers of copolymers of the monomers thereof,
or blends thereof with a dyebath comprising a mixture
of a carrier and a dye soluble or dispersed in the
dyebath, the carrier comprising an N-substituted
aromatic carbonamide or an N,N-disubstituted aromatic
carbonamide or mixture thereof; and
heating the fiber while in contact with the
dyebath to fix said dye within the fibrous material.
43. A fibrous material formed from fibers
selected from the group consisting of aromatic
polyamide fibers, polybenzimidazole fibers, aromatic
polyimide fibers, fibers of copolymers of the monomers
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