Appeal No. 95-4081
Application 08/071,895
characteristics of performance. From about 0.05% to
about 10% by weight of the products may be present in the
finished composition.
20. Braid differs from the subject matter of claim
26 in that it does not describe the presence of a sulfurized
organic composition or a dithiocarbamate-containing compound
as required by paragraph (ii) of claim 26.
C. Discussion
1. Claim 26
We agree with the examiner that the subject matter of
claim 26 would have been prima facie obvious in view of the
combined teachings of Braid and Burjes.
As noted above, Burjes differs from the subject matter of
claim 26 in that it does not describe the presence of the
borate ester called for by paragraph (i) of claim 26. Braid,
on the other hand, differs from the subject matter of claim 26
in that it does not describe the presence of a sulfurized
organic composition or a dithiocarbamate-containing compound
as required by paragraph (ii) of claim 26. However, both
Braid and Burjes tell us that various additives can be added
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