Appeal No. 94-4145
Application No. 07/882,252
1. A water dispersible granule which is obtained by
granulating a mixture comprising a pesticide having a melting
point of not more than 70<C, a calcined product of
precipitated hydrated silicon dioxide and a surface active
agent by the wet extrusion-granulation method or compaction
method.
4. The water dispersible granule of claim 1, which
further comprises a pesticide having a melting point of more
than 70<C.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:
Chan 4,753,957 Jun. 08,
1988
European Patent Application having a publication number 0 106
164, Yukikazu et al., April 25, 1984 (hereinafter referred to
as “Yukikazu”)2
Claims 1 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over the combined teachings of Yukikazu and
Chan.
We affirm. However, because our reasoning is materially
different from that expressed by the examiner and because our
reasoning relies on appellants’ admission at page 1 of the
specification for the first time, we will denominate our
affirmance as a new ground of rejection to afford appellants
2The examiner refers to this reference as “Sumitomo”.
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007