Appeal No. 95-1215 Application No. 07/750,777 11. An anhydrous skin cleansing agent comprising by weight 0.7 to 94.7% of a surfactant, 5 to 99% of an organic solvent and water-insoluble abrasive as active components and 0.3 to 55% of a water-swellable organic polymer as both a soil carrier and abrasive, the organic solvent comprising a member selected from the group consisting of an ester, wax, oil, terpene and mixtures thereof. 19. A skin cleansing agent according to claim 11, wherein the water-swellable organic polymer is the only abrasive and the particle size of the water-swellable organic polymer is less than 1,000 µm. 20. A skin cleansing agent according to claim 11, wherein the agent includes a second abrasive in addition to the water- swellable organic polymer, and the particle size of the water- soluble organic polymer is less the 200 µm. 21. In the cleansing of the skin wherein a skin cleansing agent and water are applied to the skin, the improvement which comprises employing as the skin cleansing agent an agent according to claim 11. The references relied on by the examiner are: Oneto et al. (Oneto) 4,130,497 Dec. 19, 1978 Dawson 4,537,604 Aug. 27, 1985 Schäfer et al. (Schäfer) 4,612,352 Sep. 16, 1986 The appealed claims stand rejected as follows : 2 (1) Claim 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as being “directed to an intended use”; 2The examiner has withdrawn the remaining rejections. See Answer, pages 1 and 2 and Supplemental Answer, page 3. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007