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          Appeal No. 2002-0178                                                        
          Application 09/385,909                                                      

          methylpropanesulfonate-styrene-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid),                 
          poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate-styrene-butadiene-              
          acrylic acid), poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate-                  
          styrene-vinyl acetate-acrylic acid), poly(2-acrylamido-2-                   
          methylpropanesulfonate-styrene-butyl acrylate-methacrylic acid),            
          and poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate-styrene-butyl                
          acrylate).                                                                  
               36.  A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein subsequent           
          to polymerization there is formed a polymer selected from the               
          group consisting of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate-             
          benzyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-              
          propanesulfonate-benzyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate), poly(2-               
          acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate-styrene-ethyl acrylate-                 
          acrylic acid), poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate-butyl             
          methacrylate-methacrylic acid), poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-                 
          propanesulfonate-benzyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid), poly(2-             
          acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate-butyl acrylate-methacrylic              
          acid), poly(vinyl sulfonate-styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid),           
          poly(vinyl sulfonate-styrene-butyl acrylate), poly(vinyl                    
          sulfonate-styrene-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), and poly(vinyl               
          sulfonate-styrene-butadiene-acrylic acid).                                  
               37.  A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein subsequent           
          to polymerization there is formed a polymer of poly(vinyl                   
          sulfonate-styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid).                             
               41.  A process in accordance with claim 6 wherein said                 
          styrene functional monomer is selected from the group consisting            
          of styrene, α-methylstyrene, 4-methylstyrene, 3-chlorostyrene,              
          2,5-dichlorostyrene, 4-bromostyrene, 4-tertbutylstyrene, and 4-             
          methoxystryrene.                                                            
               43.  A process for the preparation of an ink consisting                
          essentially of mixing an ink vehicle, a colorant and a latex                
          generated by the polymerization of a mixture of olefinic                    
          monomers, wherein at least one of said olefinic monomers is an              
          ionic sulfonate monomer and which polymerization is accomplished            
          in the presence of an anionic surfactant, and a nonionic                    
          surfactant.                                                                 

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