Appeal No. 1997-0221
Application 08/248,496
examiner as being directed to a nonelected invention (Brief,
page 1).
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a
range fed mixed mineral supplement for range grass fed
ruminants wherein the supplement contains about 20% to 30%
sodium salts (e.g., sodium chloride), about 25% to 35%
phosphorus compounds (e.g., monosodium phosphate), about 5% to
25% sodium bicarbonate and sodium sesquicarbonate, and sulfur,
potassium, magnesium, minerals in trace amounts, and vitamins
(Brief, page 2). Illustrative claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A range fed mixed mineral supplement for range grass
fed ruminants, comprising about 20% to 30% sodium salts,
further comprising about 25% to 35% phosphorus compounds, and
additionally comprising about 5% to 25% sodium bicarbonate and
sodium sesquicarbonate, and sulfur, potassium and magnesium
salts, minerals in trace amounts and vitamins.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Hogan 1 248 404 Jan. 10, 1989
(Canadian Patent)
Hawley, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 10th ed., p. 1061,
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981;
ACCO Feeds, Inc. (ACCO), Mineral Range Advertisement, Oct.
1990;
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