Appeal 2007-3258
Application 10/916,195
1 2. Final Rejection entered 20 June 2006.
2 3. The Appeal Brief received 24 November 2006.
3 4. The Examiner’s Answer entered 18 January 2007.
4 5. Katsuki.
5 6. Cahill.
6 7. Masson.
7 8. PTO bibliographic data sheet for the application on appeal
8 9. Claims on appeal.
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10 C. Issues
11 The issue is whether Goodyear has sustained its burden of showing
12 that the Examiner erred in rejecting the claims on appeal as being
13 unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over the prior art.
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15 D. Findings of fact
16 The following findings of fact are believed to be supported by a
17 preponderance of the evidence. To the extent that a finding of fact is a
18 conclusion of law, it may be treated as such. Additional findings as
19 necessary may appear in the Discussion portion of the opinion.
20 Background of the invention
21 Pneumatic tires include many components made with rubber or rubber
22 compounds that are susceptible to degradation and aging due to oxidation.
23 Specification, page 1:5-6.
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