Appeal No. 95-4089
Application 08/090,073
Additional prior art
27. During the course of our review of the record in
this case, two prior art documents have come to our attention.
Bechstedt
28. Mentioned in the specification of the
application on appeal is German Patent Document DE 33 40 033.
29. According to the specification, the German
Patent Document "describes a composition for the removal of
limestone traces on laundry; these composition contain maleic
acid and nonionic surfactants, as well as high amounts of
phosphoric acids and urea" (specification, page 2).
30. Bechstedt, U.S. Patent 4,539,123 (1985), is6
believed to be an English language equivalent of the German
Patent Document.
31. Bechstedt describes a composition for softening
fabrics stiffened by washing in hard water (col. 1, lines 7-
9).
32. The composition is described as being made from:
Bechstedt is prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).6
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