Ex parte LORENZ et al. - Page 2




                   Appeal No. 95-1441                                                                                                                               
                   Application No. 08/025,788                                                                                                                       




                            Claims 1 and 6 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and read as                                                           
                   follows:                                                                                                                                         
                            1.   A powdered composition for the bleaching of human hair which comprises:                                                            
                            (A)  an effective human hair bleaching amount of at least one solid peroxide                                                            
                   compound;                                                                                                                                        
                            (B)  at least one powdered carrier material; and                                                                                        
                            (C) about 2.5 to 25% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition of at                                                      
                   least one member selected from the group consisting of an oil and a liquid wax, said                                                             
                   member making said powdered composition dust-free and flowable.                                                                                  
                            6.    A process for the preparation of a powdered composition for the bleaching of                                                      
                   human hair which comprises applying a member selected from the group consisting of an                                                            
                   oil and a liquid wax, in an amount of about 2.5 to 25% by weight, based on the weight of                                                         
                   the total composition, to a powdered composition comprising an effective human hair                                                              
                   bleaching amount of at least one solid peroxide compound and at least one powdered                                                               
                   carrier material.                                                                                                                                

                            The references relied upon by the examiner are:                                                                                         
                   Fujino et al. (Fujino)                3,951,840                              Apr.  20, 1976                                                      
                   Gray                                            4,522,739                              June 11, 1985                                             
                   Hartmann et al. (Hartmann)4,844,886                                          July     4, 1989                                                    
                            The claims stand rejected as follows:                                                                                                   
                            I.        Claims 1 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                                                              
                   unpatentable over the appellants’ disclosure in view of Hartmann.                                                                                



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