Appeal No. 94-2901
Application No. 07/837,666
in the application, also stand finally rejected. However,
with respect to the latter claims, no appeal was taken.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS
Claims 19 and 20, which are illustrative of the subject
matter on appeal, read as follows:
19. A culture medium for use in a unitary sterilization
monitoring device, comprising a sterile admixture of water,
protein digests, soluble starch, a phosphate buffer, a salt,
and glycerol in an amount sufficient to support visually
detectable microbial growth, said culture medium being pH and
color stable to repeated subsequent heat sterilizations.
20. A twice sterilized culture medium comprising an
admixture of water with protein digests, minerals, a pH
indicator, and glycerol, wherein said first sterilization is
by heat or filtration and said second sterilization is by
heat, said culture medium being pH and color stable following
said first sterilization.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Orelski 4,291,122 Sep. 22, 1981
Brockmann 2,950,202 Aug. 23, 1960
Robert Jenness et al. (Jenness), Principles of Dairy Chemistry
346-49 (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1959)
A. Atkinson et al. (Atkinson), "Behaviour of Bacillus
stearothermophilus Grown in Different Media," 38 Journal of
Applied Bacteriology no. 3, 301-04 (1975)
THE ISSUES
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