Appeal No. 2006-2205 Page 2
Application No. 10/699,956
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a method for casting a film
comprising a homopolymer of syndiotactic propylene. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary independent claim 43 , which is reproduced below.1
43. A method comprising:
casting a film comprising a homopolymer of
syndiotactic propylene (sPP) at a film line speed of
from about 35 to about 200 feet per minute.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Shamshoum et al. (Shamshoum) 6,245,857 Jun. 12, 2001
1There are two claims numbered as claim 43, an independent
claim, and an improper dependent claim (the claim depends from
the same numbered claim). It is clear from the brief (see, e.g.,
page 2) and answer (page 2) that the subject appeal is from
rejections that include all of appellants’ pending claims,
including both claims numbered as claim 43, wherein both claims
are referred to in reciting claim 43 therein. In this decision,
we shall differentiate between the two claims numbered as claim
43 by employing the terms “independent claim 43" and “dependent
claim 43", as necessary. Where we refer to claim 43 without
specifying whether it is the independent claim 43 or dependent
claim 43, we are referring to both claims numbered as claim 43.
Upon return of the application to the Technology Center,
corrective action to renumber the claims should be undertaken
prior to final disposition of this application.
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