Appeal No. 95-4089
Application 08/090,073
We have not overlooked the preamble language "cleaning
composition for hard surfaces ***." Given that the Bechstedt
composition contains all the ingredients called for by the
claims, the Bechstedt composition would necessarily function
to clean hard surfaces.
The limitations of claims 2-4 are likewise described by
Bechstedt. See the citations in claim 1 reproduced above.
Claim 5 reads on Bechstedt as follows:
A composition according to Claim 4 wherein the
nonionic surfactant is a condensation product of
ethylene oxide (col. 3, line 2) with an alcohol
(col. 2, line 68), said alcohol having a straight
alkyl chain comprising from 6 to about 22 carbon
atoms (col. 3, lines 1-2), said condensation product
having a degree of ethoxylation of from 5 to 12
(col. 3, lines 3-4).
With respect to claim 6, Bechstedt describes compositions
which do not contain an anionic or cationic surfactant.
Since the Bechstedt compositions contain phosphoric acid,
claim 7 has not been rejected as being anticipated by
Bechstedt. We do not understand why the limitation of claim 7
does not appear in claim 1 given that one of applicant's
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