Appeal No. 2006-0494 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/285,801
1. A tread supporting ring for use with a rim for a tire
having two beads comprising a sulfur cured rubber composition
composed of:
(A) 65 to 95 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of
rubber (phr) of a first rubber containing olefinic unsaturation;
(B) 5 to 35 phr of a rubber having nylon side chains grafted
thereto, and
(C) 1 to 40 phr of at least one nylon.
In addition to alleged admitted prior art, the prior art
references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Pyke et al. (Pyke) 4,996,263 Feb. 26, 1991
Burlett et al. (Burlet) 5,268,134 Dec. 07, 1993
Masson et al. (Masson) 6,667,361 Dec. 23, 2003
(filed Jan. 12, 2001)
Claims 1-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Masson in view of Pyke and Burlett. Claims 1-
14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
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