Appeal No. 2005-0846
Application No. 09/981,339
included in the polymer composition, and having a latent
mercaptan component as well as a mixture of zinc chloride and a
zinc carboxylate.
Claim 1, which is one of three independent claims, is
illustrative of the subject matter embraced by the claims on
appeal:
1. A polymer composition normally susceptible to heat-
induced decomposition comprising a halogen-containing
polymer, the degradation products of a blocked mercaptan
present during processing of the composition at an elevated
temperature, said products including a free mercaptan; said
blocked mercaptan having the structure:
2
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