DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner
refusing to allow claims 11 through 19, which are all the claims pending in this
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention is directed to a fluidizable cracking catalyst comprising crystalline
zeolitic alumino silicate and modified alumina. The modified alumina is prepared by
reacting hydrated alumina with an aqueous solution of a monocarboxylic acid having 1 to 3
carbon atoms. Other features are described in the illustrative claims below.
THE CLAIMS
Claims 11 and 19 are illustrative of appellants’ invention and are reproduced
below.
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following
references.
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