Appeal 95-4477
Application 08/006,350
[B] 1 to 20% by weight of a water soluble or water
dispersible organopolysiloxane B with at least one
ammonium group linked over a carbon atom; and
[C] 1 to 20% by weight of
[1] water or
[2] a water soluble alkylene glycol,
provided the ratio of polysiloxanes A:B is between
about 12:1 and about 19:1.
Descriptive support for "about 12:1" is medium 3 in the
chart on page 16 of the specification. "About" has been
included given that the actual A:B ratio of medium 3 is 11.57.
Descriptive support for "about 19:1" is medium 5. "About" has
been included given that the actual A:B ratio of medium 5 is
19.25.
Likewise, applicant should amend the specification to
make reference to the A:B ratio. See 37 CFR § 1.75(d)(1).
3. Other observations
We regret that the Patent and Trademark Office did not
earlier fully analyze whether the A:B ratio inserted into
claim 1 was described in the specification, as filed.
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