Appeal No. 1998-2280
Application No. 08/514,677
in the application, have either been allowed (claims 8-11) or1
withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to a restriction
requirement (claims 12-16). (Examiner’s answer, page 2.)
The subject matter on appeal relates to a radiation-
crosslinkable composition comprising (a) the recited
elastomeric polymer and (b) the recited radiation-activatable
crosslinking agent. Further details of this appealed subject
matter are recited in illustrative claim 1, which is
reproduced below:2
1. A radiation-crosslinkable composition
comprising:
(a) an elastomeric polymer containing
abstractable hydrogen atoms in an amount
sufficient to enable the elastomeric
polymer to undergo crosslinking in the
presence of a suitable radiation-
activatable crosslinking agent; and
(b) a radiation-activatable crosslinking agent
of the formula:
1In response to the final Office action of March 21,
1997 (paper 6), the appellants filed an amendment under 37 CFR
§ 1.116 on July 25, 1997 (paper 9), proposing the cancellation
of claim 17. The examiner indicated in an advisory action
dated August 19, 1997 (paper 10) that the amendment will be
entered upon the filing of a notice of appeal and an appeal
brief.
2The copy of claim 1 as found in the appendix to the
appeal brief contains errors. Accordingly, we reproduce claim
1, which has not been amended, from the application as filed.
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