Ex parte THACKERAY et al. - Page 2



          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.                       


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