Ex parte NURMI et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 95-1641                                                           
          Application No. 07/825,927                                                   



               The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:               
          Yamauchi                 3,928,062                 Dec. 23, 1975             
          Witte et al. (Witte)     4,486,395                 Dec. 04, 1984             
               The references relied upon by appellants in the Brief                   
          are:                                                                         
          Forsberg                 3,883,365                 May 13, 1975              
               George A. Ferguson, Statistical Analysis in Psychology                  
          and Education, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966,               
          pp. 95-103 and 404-405 (hereinafter referred to as                           
          “Ferguson”).                                                                 
               Journal of Chem. Thermodynamics, Vol. 13, “Heat-capacity                
          Measurements of Aqueous Solutions of Mono-, Di-, and Tri-                    
          saccharides Using an Isoperibol Twin Calorimeter,” F.                        
          Kawaizumi et al., 1981, pp. 89 and 93-94 (hereinafter referred               
          to as “Kawaizumi”).                                                          
               Krystall Und Technik, Bd. 9, H. 7, ”Measuring and                       
          Calculating Heat of Crystallization,” Rychly et al., 1974, pp.               
          799 and 808 (hereinafter referred to as “Rychly”).                           
          The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:                               
               (1) Claims 1 through 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                        
          unpatentable over the disclosure of Yamauchi; and                            
               (2) Claims 15 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                           
          unpatentable over the disclosure of Witte.                                   
               We have carefully reviewed the entire record, including                 
          all of the arguments advanced by the examiner and appellants                 
          in support of their respective positions.  This review leads                 
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