Ex Parte SCHMUTZ et al - Page 5




              Appeal No. 2000-1448                                                                          5                
              Application No. 08/709,975                                                                                     








                      wherein R13 is hydrogen or methyl; and                                                                 

                      placing said stabilized thick-walled polyolefin molding in permanent contact with                      
                      water.                                                                                                 
                                            THE REFERENCES OF RECORD                                                         
              As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following references:                                 
              Spivack et al. (Spivack)                             4,318,845                           Mar.  9, 1982         
              Mülhaupt et al. (Mülhaupt)                       5,045,577                           Sep.   3, 1991            
              Akashi et al. (Akashi)                               5,300,257                           Apr.   5, 1994        
              Costanzi et al.                                    EP 0 343 717 A2                     Nov. 29, 1989           
              (published European Patent Application) (hereinafter referred to as EP ‘717).                                  
              Staniek et al.                                     GB 2 278 362  A                    Nov. 30, 1994            
              (published Great Britain patent application) (hereinafter referred to as GB’ 362 ).                            

                 THE                                                                                   REJE                  
              CTIONS                                                                                                         
                                                                                                      Claim                 
              s 17,                                                                                    18,                   
              29, 30                                                                                   and                   
              35 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mülhaupt or                              






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