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Applicant: Genres P. Shah creep Ax: Unicz 154 . ·
_ Serial Ne.: 8I»2,6£HI Examiner: Themes J. Herbert
Filtdz Harsh 2.1., 1586 Docket: 41259 _ *
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In response ua the Office Action dazed key B, 19§7 and pursuant to 37
" CFR 1.115 the applicant, chrouglr end by his attorneys, hereby respectfully
submit: thu following amennfwmt and accompanying rmxrb f¤1· your review .
and ccnsiderazsxm. This amendment and remarks ere offered to clarify zh:
isauee and present rhs finally rejected nlabzs in bearer fume for
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{ilu.; 1, (amended) An orieuned ccextzuded lmsltllayarl film havin es: _ _
less: seven le are errzm ed s etricell comprising: ·
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a) e cure layer comprising an ethylene vinyl. alcehcl
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` c) wo cuter layers oech comprising e polymeric material i
_ or blend of polymeric materials; and · ·
‘ _ d) {each of said. intermediate layers adhered so a
roepeeuve outer layer by e layer of adhesive polymeric e.¤1;er1al;'ea1d
- layers of cha multilayer film forming a symmetrical heatwhrluknbla
_ structure] we layers, g_g_cj_ 5:_g_z;¤g1·ia1¤g an edheeive. golmezic mazeriell `
» ` which adhere each of said incemediace lager; t¤.a resgeerive outer lags: .
Claim B. (mended) Au ozieucec coexrruded [mult'1.J.myer] filo having az
least seven layers arranged szmecricellz comprising: _ — ·
I a) a core layer comprising sn ethylene vzlngyl alcohol copolymer}
U II`? la] ::u·¤‘1ntermodist:a layers each comprising a polyamléog
- c) two saucer layer: each comprising a blend of polymeric material ‘
taken from the group consisting of (1) a. blend of a linen: low density
polyethylene, a lluear medium density polyethylene, and an ethylene
vinyl acetate copolymer, and (11) e blené of en ezhyleeo propylene
copolymer sod. a polypropylene; and
6) [sum}: of said inraruéhto layers adhmrné to 4 respective
cuter layer ty n layer of adhesive polymeric uacerialf two layers:. each
e comgriaing an adhesive golggeric material, which adhere each of said
intermediate layers :0 a zeegective outer Lexar .
.- j claim ll;. (Amended) A biaxlally oriented coextruded [multilayer} film
1 having nc least seven layers arranged syzgetzicallg comprising: ;
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I taken from the group consisting at (1) a. blend of a linear low éemsity
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vinyl acetate copolymer. and (il.) a béieud cf eu ethylene prupylena
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I ouzer layer by a layer of adhesive polymarde material] cum layers, each
- ecsggzisziug an adhesive EOIHGTIC material! which adhere each of said _
- intermediate layers tn A rnsgecttlvn outer luxe! ; and
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‘ RHQRKS ' n
The Examine: ls respectfully requested to rccoosidcr tho grounds on
‘ which the Final Rejection xs boson.
H Claims l, 6, and 14 have been amended to clarify chat: A . `
` (1) at lean: seven layers are claimed, and that-
_ (2) chess layers are syn:-ootricolly arranged. _
Shopuic only teaches five layers, symmetrically arrmgad {X5)
and the overall eight layer structure (S3 of the references is aaogotric.
If, as the Examiner has argued, it wouli ba obvious to employ the
outa: layers of Hucllo: at the outer layers in Shoptak, one of two Y
ccruoruru woum result. ln the fxrmc, too outer layer: L5 oi five-layer
film lk of Shoptak would havn the blends disclosed iu Mueller. Tm second
possibility would bn that one of layers l5_[nd_1acont the porous mon of
‘ glass fibers comprising bath I3) and layer 20 would be the "¤utc1.·“ loyora
_ oi Mueller.
In either hypothetical, an orioutod cooxtrudnd Ella having at lsast
scvon layers arranged symnotrically is not achieved.
The applicant solicits reconsideration of tho Final Rejection in light
, l of these remarks. md the claims as amsméod. The Examiner in xrmitnd co
communicate with the updcrsigmcd representative if it will expedite the
prosecution of this cast. - .
Respectfully submitted, E
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