The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte GEORGES MARCEL VICTOR THIELEN
Appeal No. 2005-2413
Application No. 09/912,865
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 4-6,
8-14 and 17. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A runflat tire which is comprised of a generally
toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two
spaced beads, a radial structure having at least one ply
extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from
and connecting said tread to said beads; wherein said tread is
adapted to be ground contacting, and said sidewalls contain at
least one insert radially inward from said ply and wherein the
insert is comprised of a rubbery polymer, from about 10 phr to
about 130 phr of a filler, 1.5 to 6 phr of sulfur and 0.5 to
5 phr of 1,6-bis(N,N'-dibenzylthiocarbamoyldithio)-hexane.
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