Appeal No. 95-2765
Application 08/025,474
bath with a triazolium thiolate concentration of 1.0 X 10-3
moles/L is inoperable as a fixing bath.
With respect to the examiner’s assertion that Altland
also describes the use of triazolium thiolate aqueous
compositions for use as stabilizers, appellants point out that
when used as a stabilizer, the triazolium thiolates are
restricted to use for incorporation into the silver halide
element. There is no factual support for the examiner’s implied
assertion that one would form a triazolium thiolate aqueous
composition having a triazolium thiolate concentration in the
range claimed for that purpose. Accordingly, we also reverse the
examiner’s separately stated rejection of the appealed
composition claims for obviousness over Altland.
In summary, the examiner’s rejection of the appealed
composition claims over Kojima is affirmed. The examiner’s
rejection of the appealed method claims over Kojima is reversed.
The examiner’s rejection of the appealed composition claims over
Altland is reversed. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner
is affirmed-in-part.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in con-
nection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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