Appeal No. 95-2245
Application No. 08,011,563
1. A process for hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide comprising
the steps of obtaining a catalyst constituting sintered
titanium dioxide particles as a by-product in preparation of
titanium dioxide via a chloride process and contacting a
mixture of carbonyl sulfide and water with the catayst.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:
Matijevic et al. (Matijevic) 4,241,042 Dec.
23, 1980
Nozue et al. (Nozue) 4,511,668 Apr. 16,
1985
Hums 4,847,234 Jul.
11, 1989
Quemere 5,171,551 Dec. 15,
1992
(effective filing date April 30, 1987)
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
(1) Claims 1, 3, 4 and 6 through 12 under 35 U.S.C. §
112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which appellant regards as the invention;
(2) Claims 1, 3, 4 and 6 through 12 under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph, as lacking descriptive support for the
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