The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte ERICH FUCHS _____________ Appeal No. 2005-0960 Application No. 10/053,166 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, GARRIS and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-8 and 11. The subject matter on appeal relates to a rubber mixture comprising carboxylated nitrile rubbers, metal salts of an acrylate, liquid acrylates and silanes. This appealed subject matter is adequately illustrated by independent claim 1 which reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007