Appeal No. 2003-0529
Application No. 09/213,045
compound” within the meaning of §102 where the specific compound
falls within a genus of a “very limited number of compounds.”).
Applying these principles, we share the appellants’ view
(appeal brief filed Jul. 18, 2002, paper 29, pages 10-11) that
Wixon does not describe every limitation of the claimed
invention within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 102. Specifically,
Wixon teaches a liquid laundry detergent composition capable of
washing soiled fabrics in an aqueous wash liquid, which
composition includes a nonionic surface active agent and a
sulfosuccinamate surface active agent as the essential
surfactants, a mono-higher alkyl quaternary ammonium compound
cationic fabric softener, and optionally an anionic surfactant.
(Column 5, lines 8-23; column 15, lines 45-48.) According to
Wixon, “[t]he composition may be packaged in any suitable
container or packaging material such as metal, plastic or
glass.” (Column 17, lines 54-56.) Wixon states that the
nonionic surfactant may be present in an amount of 10-50 parts
by weight (preferably 12-25 parts by weight), the monoalkyl
quaternary surfactant may be present in an amount of 1-20 parts
by weight (preferably 2-16 parts by weight), and the
sulfosuccinamate surfactant may be present in an amount of 1-20
parts by weight (preferably 2-16 parts by weight). (Column 9,
lines 39-50.)
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