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                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                       

           The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written
           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
                                                             Paper No. 21              
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                      ____________                                     
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                      ____________                                     
                               Ex parte RAYMOND F. DALTON                              
                                    and JOHN L. LENG                                   
                                      ____________                                     
                                  Appeal No. 1996-3990                                 
                               Application No. 08/145,239                              
                                      ____________                                     
                                        ON BRIEF                                       
                                      ____________                                     
          Before OWENS, WALTZ, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                  
          rejection of claims 20 through 26, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.                                                 
               The appellants’ invention relates to a composition                      
          including (A) one or more o-hydroxyaryloximes having at least                
          5 aliphatic or alicyclic carbon atoms and possessing specified               
          extractant properties, and (B) one or more branched chain                    
          aliphatic or aliphatic-aromatic esters having 10 to 30 carbon                





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