Appeal 95-4477
Application 08/006,350
4. According to applicant, the cellulosic nonwoven
material may be made soft when a "medium" is "sprayed,
imprinted or printed on the nonwoven material" (specification,
page 5).
5. The medium is said to contain at least
a. a polysiloxane A,
b. a polysiloxane B and
c. a water soluble alkylene glycol.
(specification, page 5).
6. The medium preferably is dissolved in water
before it is used (specification, 5).
7. Alternatively, polysiloxanes A and B may be used
in "water or a water soluble alkylene glycol" (specification,
page 11). According to applicant, the preferred alkylene
glycol is "propylene glycol" (specification, page 11).
The examiner's rejection
8. The examiner has rejected all the claims as
being unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over
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