Appeal No. 95-1302 Application 07/729,281 on appeal; (2) The appeal Brief; (3) The Examiner’s Answer and the Office Action mailed April 1, 1993 (Paper No. 10); and (4) The above-cited Lamb reference. On consideration of the record, including the above-listed materials, we reverse the § 102(e) rejection. DISCUSSION Independent claim 17 defines a hair treating method for imparting curl retention to hair, where at least one film forming ingredient is applied to the hair as a mixture including the film forming ingredient dissolved in a solvent. The claim requires using, as the film forming ingredient, an organosilicon compound having a formula selected from the group consisting of 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007