Appeal No. 1998-3087
Application 08/399,864
is a diene monomer which yields unsaturation suitable for
epoxidation, and wherein the polymer has been hydrogenated such
that from 0.1 to 7 meq per gram of polymer of aliphatic double
bonds remain.
2. An epoxidized monohydroxylated polydiene polymer which
is comprised of at least two polymerizable ethenically
unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers wherein at least one is a diene
monomer which yields unsaturation suitable for epoxidation, and
wherein the polymer has been epoxidized such that it contains
from 0.1 to 7.0 meq of epoxy per gram of polymer.
21. An unsaturated monohydroxylated polydiene polymer which
is comprised of at least two polymerizable unsaturated
hydrocarbon monomers wherein at least one is a diene monomer
which yields unsaturation suitable for epoxidation.
THE REFERENCES
Short et al. (Short) 3,269,978 Aug. 30, 1966
Pritchett et al. (Pritchett) 3,308,170 Mar. 7, 1967
Richards et al. (Richards) 4,518,753 May 21, 1985
Coolbaugh et al. (Coolbaugh) 5,149,895 Sep. 22, 1992
Erickson et al. (Erickson) 5,229,464 Jul. 20, 1993
Handlin, Jr. et al. (Handlin) 5,376,745 Dec. 27, 1994
(filed Dec. 1, 1993)
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows:
1) claims 1, 2, 9-16, 19-21 and 23 over Coolbaugh in view of
Short, Pritchett, Richards and/or Handlin, and further in view of
Erickson, and 2) claim 21 over Pritchett.
OPINION
We reverse the rejection of claims 1, 2, 9-16, 19, 20 and 23
over Coolbaugh in view of Short, Pritchett, Richards and/or
Handlin, and affirm the rejection of claim 21 over these
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