Appeal No. 95-0386
Application No. 07/854,122
This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision
rejecting claims 1 through 24, which are all of the claims
pending in the application.
Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on
appeal, reads as follows:
1. A process for providing a flavorful and aromatic
composition comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a first component in the form of
at least one non-sulfur containing amino acid, non-
sulfur containing amino acid analog and/or
degradation product thereof;
(b) providing a second component in the form of at
least one sugar, sugar analog and/or degradation product
thereof;
(c) forming a mixture of the first component and the
second component whereby the molar ratio of the first
component to the second component ranges from about 1:1
to about 60:1; and
(d) subjecting the mixture of step (c) to heat
treatment in a pressure controlled environment under
conditions sufficient to form the flavorful and aromatic
composition.
In rejecting the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103,
the examiner relies on the following reference:
Wu et al. (Wu) Re. 32,095 Mar. 25, 1986
In the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 15), the examiner
presented the following grounds of rejection: (1) claims
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