Appeal No. 93-2757
Application 07/908,856
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision
rejecting claims 7 through 14, which are all of the claims
remaining in the application.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS
Claims 13 and 14, which are illustrative of the subject
matter on appeal, read as follows:
13. A process for the manufacture of camomile oil having
a high content of natural spiroethers including a cis-
spiroether content of at least 0.5 mg per 100 g of the
camomile oil and a trans-spiroether content of at least 0.3 mg
per 100 mg of camomile oil, which process comprises subjecting
an extraction residue of a camomile extraction to steam
distillation or to an aqueous distillation.
14. A process for the manufacture of camomile oil having
a high content of natural spiroethers including a cis-
spiroether content of at least 0.5 mg per 100 g of the
camomile oil and a trans-spiroether content of at least 0.3 mg
per 100 mg of camomile oil, which process comprises subjecting
fresh camomile, Matricaria Chamomilla (L.), to steam
distillation or to an aqueous distillation.
THE PRIOR ART REFERENCE
The prior art reference cited and relied on by the
examiner is:
Franz et al. GB 2 170 404 A Aug. 6, 1986
(UK Patent Application)
THE ISSUE
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