Appeal No. 2006-2710
Application No. 10/458,114
substrate, . . . which silanes also contain a reactive group capable of reacting
with the functional groups of the macromolecules.” (Id. at 11-12.)
The specification also states that the “solid substrates . . . are any solid
substrates that will bond to a silane bonding agent of this invention, for
example, films, membranes, and particulate mineral materials, including
silica, that provide a stable –SiO- bond when bound to a silane bonding
agent.” (Id. at 11.)
DISCUSSION
1. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
Claim 1 is on appeal. Claims 2-57 are also pending but have been
withdrawn from consideration by the Examiner.
Claim 1 reads as follows:
An alkylated amine functional macromolecule comprising a base
macromolecule covalently bonded by a silane bonding agent to a solid
substrate wherein the base macromolecule is selected from the group
consisting of amine functional:
(a) dendrimers,
(b) hyperbranched polymers,
(c) multilayered dendrimers,
(d) multilayered hyperbranched polymers
(e) multilayered polymers of mixed dendrimer, and,
hyperbranched multilayers.
Thus, claim 1 is directed to an alkylated amine functional
macromolecule that is covalently bonded by a silane bonding agent to a solid
substrate. The macromolecule can be, among other things, a dendrimer.
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