Appeal No. 94-2842 Application 07/882,351 Cucurbitacin Kairomones in Cucurbita Hybrids”, 105 J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 838-42 (1980) (Rhodes). Yukio Ishikawa et al., “Controlled release formulation of attractant for the onion and seed-corn flies, Hylemya antiqua and H. Platura (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)”, 22 Appl. Entomol. Zool. 303- 9 (1987), abstracted in 107 Chem. Abstracts 170560c (1987) (Ishikawa). D.R. Lance, “Potential of 8-methyl-2-decyl propanoate and plant- derived volatiles for attracting corn rootworm beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to toxic bait”, 81 J. Econ. Entomol. 1359-62 (1988), abstracted in 109 Chem. Abstracts 224679k (1988) (Lance). Phenethyl alcohol, 7094, The Merck Index (10th ed., Merck & Co. 1983) (Merck). THE REJECTION Claims 8-31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Merck, Andersen, Lampman I, Lampman II, Ishikawa, Rhodes, Metcalf ‘922, Hennart, Metcalf and Lance.3,4 OPINION We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with the examiner that the invention recited in claims 8-19 and 23-31 would have been 3The examiner also rejected claims 8-19 over the same references using essentially the same language when explaining the rejection. Hence, we need not further address this rejection. 4The rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 112, first paragraph, in the final rejection (paper no. 27 mailed on June 2, 1993) were withdrawn in the examiner’s answer (pages 3-4). -4-4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007