Appeal No. 1997-0926
Application No. 08/552,045
citrus base fragrance oil, and other citrus fragrances, oily
color producing materials. See, Scarpelli, col. 2, lines 46-
55 and Soper, col. 2, lines 36-45.
Having thoroughly reviewed the references relied on by
the examiner, we find ourselves in agreement with appellants
that neither Soper nor Scarpelli may be relied on as
appropriate evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Appellants' invention relates to the field of medical devices
and, more particularly, to lubricants for medical devices.
Soper and Scarpelli are clearly not in the same field of
endeavor as appellants' invention. Further, neither reference
is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which
the appellants
were concerned, i.e., lubricant degradation when exposed to
radiation. Thus, we are of the view that both Soper and
Scarpelli are nonanalogous art.
In addition, Wong teaches silicone oil as a lubricating
oil in the disclosed composition because silicone oil will not
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