Appeal 2007-3990
Application 10/194,943
Claim 9 is illustrative:
9. A thermoplastic olefin blend composition comprising:
from about 55% to about 75% by weight of a homopolymer of
polypropylene;
from about 20% to about 40% by weight of an ethylene-octene
copolymer prepared by a metallocene catalyst;
from about 0.25% to about 2.0% by weight of a lubricant package
comprising a blend of ethylene-bis stearamide wax and calcium stearate
wax, wherein the weight ratio of ethylene-bis stearamide wax to calcium
stearate wax is from about 20:80 to about 80:20; and
up to about 15% by weight of optional additives selected from the
group consisting of antioxidants, UV stabilizers, colorants, and fillers.
The Examiner relies upon the following references:
Jay (as translated)1 FR 2594442 Aug. 21, 1987
Reddy US 5,969,021 Oct. 19, 1999
Valligny US 6,218,474 B1 Apr. 17, 2001
Takano (as translated)2 JP 2001-220450 A Aug. 14, 2001
1 The Examiner and the Appellants have relied upon the English-language
translation of the French document 2594442 that has been supplied to the
present record.
2 The Examiner and the Appellants have relied upon the English-language
machine translation of the Japanese document 2001-220450A that has been
supplied to the present record.
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