Appeal No. 2001-0131
Application No. 08/977,110
c) 5-40 parts of calcium oxide, as well as 10-50 parts
of calcium stearate.
In addition to the appellants’ admitted prior art, the
examiner relies on the following prior art references as
evidence of unpatentability:
Dexter et al. 3,285,855 Nov. 15, 1966
(Dexter)
Boni 4,102,974 Jul. 25, 1978
Herman et al. 4,420,580 Dec. 13, 1983
(Herman)
Christiansen et al. 4,425,457 Jan. 10, 1984
(Christiansen)
Burns 4,443,572 Apr. 17, 1984
Dobreski et al. 4,786,678 Nov. 22, 1988
(Dobreski)
Ueki et al. 4,826,735 May 2, 1989
(Ueki)
Mehra et al. 4,826,897 May 2, 1989
(Mehra)
Itamura et al. 5,389,709 Feb. 14, 1995
(Itamura)
T.J. Henman, “Melt Stabilisation of Polypropylene,” in
Developments in Polymer Stabilisation-1 39-43, 80-83 (Gerald
Scott, ed.)(publication date unknown).
Claims 26 through 28 on appeal stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Ueki or Mehra in view of
Burns, Christiansen, Dexter, Boni, Itamura, Henman, Herman, and
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