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. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007