Appeal No. 95-3977
Application 08/004,075
Herting relates to mixtures of at least two carboxylic acids
that are anti-bacterial (column 1, lines 5-10). Herting does not
relate to peroxy acids.
Wang is directed to compositions comprising short chain
fatty acids with a hydrotrope that are useful in cleaning (see
column 1, line 63-column 2, line 6). Wang is not drawn to peroxy
acids.
Lokkesmoe discloses an in situ process of generating peroxy
acids useful as sanitizing compositions (column 2, lines 25-39).
Lokkesmoe does not disclose or teach combinations of peroxy
acids.
Baldry teaches the disadvantages of using peroxyacetic acid
as a biocide (page 1). Baldry also teaches the disadvantages of
employing higher chain aliphatic peroxy acids as biocides (i.e.,
ones with a molecular weight of more than 174, see pages 2-3).
This reference does disclose the advantages of certain monoperoxy
aliphatic acids but does not teach or disclose combinations of
peroxy acids (see page 3).
Appellants discuss the objective evidence of nonobviousness
presented in Table II of the specification (pages 13-14 of the
brief). The results in Table II on page 23 of the specification
clearly show more than additive results for the use of
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