Ex Parte MURPHY et al - Page 2


          Appeal No. 2003-0529                                                        
          Application No. 09/213,045                                                  

               The subject matter on appeal relates to an aqueous,                    
          transparent or translucent, heavy duty liquid laundry detergent             
          in a transparent bottle.  (Specification, page 1.)  Further                 
          details of this appealed subject matter are recited in                      
          representative claims 6 and 7, the only independent claims on               
          appeal, reproduced below:                                                   
                    6.  A transparent or translucent aqueous heavy                    
               duty liquid composition [sic] in a transparent bottle                  
               comprising:                                                            
                    (a) 10 to 85% by wt. of a surfactant selected                     
               from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic,                        
               cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic s [sic] surfactants                 
               and mixtures thereof;                                                  
                    (b) 0.001 to 1% by wt. of a colorant dye; and                     
                    (c) 0.001 to 1% fluorescent dye;                                  
                    (d) wherein the transparent or translucent                        
               composition has about 50% transmittance or greater of                  
               light using 1 cm curvette [sic] at wavelength of 410-                  
               800 nanometers; and                                                    
                    wherein transparent bottle has light                              
               transmittance of greater than 25% at wavelength of                     
               about 410-800 nm.                                                      
                    7.  A transparent of translucent aqueous heavy                    
               duly [sic] liquid composition in a transparent bottle                  
               comprising:                                                            
                    (a) 10 to 85% by wt. of a surfactant selected                     
               from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic,                        
               cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic surfactants and                     
               mixtures thereof;                                                      
                    (b) 0.001 to 1% by wt. of a colorant dye; and                     
                    (c) 0.001 to 1% of a UV absorber;                                 
                    wherein the transparent or translucent                            
               composition has about 50% transmittance or greater of                  
               light using 1 cm cuvette at wavelength of 410-800                      
               nanometers; and                                                        
                    wherein transparent bottle has light                              
               transmittance of greater than 25% at wavelength of                     
               about 410-8000 nm.                                                     

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