Appeal No. 94-1451
Application 07/839,640
crosslinking polyhydroxy polymers in an aqueous air foam as
disclosed in Stern by complexation, through hydrogen bonding, of
cis 1,2-diol or 1,3 -diol groupings of such polymers, since
trivalent chromium would allegedly have a significantly stronger3
interaction with water present in the aqueous air foam than with
the cis 1,2-diol or 1,3-diol groupings. See the Brief at page 6.
Objective evidence to support counsel’s contention is not of
record, however.
In light of the foregoing, we affirm the examiner’s
rejection of the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
The decision of the examiner is affirmed.
3This argument also raises an enablement issue under 35
U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, because, if factual, a skilled
artisan would also expect to see the same relative effect with
carboxylate groups.
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