Appeal No. 95-3562
Application No. 08/110,996
at least one water-soluble film-forming agent present in an
aqueous solution. Although the composition does not contain
an emulsifying agent, it is nevertheless stable. See the
specification, page 1, lines 17-25. Thus, the present
invention is said to be based on the discovery that when an
aqueous solution of a water-soluble film-forming polymer is
introduced into an anhydrous waterproof mascara composition,
it is possible to exclude emulsifying agents, which had been
required by the prior art when introducing aqueous solutions
into a hydrophobic medium. Claim 16 is representative and is
reproduced below:
16. A waterproof composition for covering the eyelashes
consisting essentially of from 2 to 40 percent by weight,
based
on the total weight of said composition, of at least one wax,
from 5 to 15 percent by weight, based on the total weight of
said composition, of at least one thickening agent, from 35 to
50 percent by weight, based on the total weight of said
composition, of at least one volatile organic solvent and from
1 to 35 percent by weight of based on the total weight of said
composition of an aqueous solution of at least one water-
soluble film-forming agent present in an aqueous solution in
an amount between approximately 0.1 to 55 percent, said
composition not containing an emulsifying agent.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:
Arraudeau (Great Britain) 2,216,797
Oct. 18, 1989
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