Appeal No. 95-3328
Application 07/794,764
and 4 through 24, all the claims pending in the application.
As a preliminary matter we acknowledge the appellants’
request for a postponement of the oral hearing originally set
for May 6, 1998. However, during a conference held by this
merits panel in preparation for said hearing, it was
determined that an oral hearing would not be necessary in view
of our disposition of the issues on appeal.
The three independent claims, claims 1, 12 and 22, are
illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as
follows:
1. A fat product having a solids content at 80EF of at
least about 4% and a solids content of at least about 1% at
92EF consisting essentially of an interesterified blend of
high stearic soybean oil and another oil or fat.
12. A fat product comprising an interesterified blend of
at least about 50% high stearic soybean oil and another oil or
fat, said blend having a solids content at 80EF of at least
about 6% and a solids content at 92EF of at least about 1%,
and containing essentially no hydrogenated fat.
22. A fat product comprising a blend of at least about
75% high stearic soybean oil and another oil, said blend
having been interesterified in the presence of 1,3-specific
lipase under conditions effective to achieve a solids content
of at least about 6% at 80EF and at least about 1% at 92EF,
and containing essentially no hydrogenated fat.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
List et al. (List), “‘Zero Trans’ Margarines: Preparation,
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