Appeal No. 1999-0771 Application No. 08/640,144 where x varies between 0.1 and 1.0, R is hydrogen or alkyl and R’ is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, halo and alkoxy. The references relied upon by the examiner are: Green et al. (Green ('938)) 4,299,938 Nov. 10, 1981 Green et al. (Green ('052)) 4,413,052 Nov. 1, 1983 Craun 4,487,889 Dec. 11, 1984 Kiss et al. (Kiss) 4,764,561 Aug. 16, 1988 The following rejections are at issue in this appeal: (1) Claims 38, 39 and 45 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Green ('052). (2) Claims 40 through 42 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Green ('052) in view of Green ('938). (3) Claims 43 and 44 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Green ('052) in view of Kiss. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007