Appeal No. 95-2245
Application No. 08,011,563
also the resulting sintered titanium dioxide is used to remove
nitrogen oxides in flue or waste gases. See column 2, lines
39-49 and column 3, lines 42-57. Nowhere does the Hum
reference indicate that sintered titanium dioxide would be
useful for hydrolyzing carbonyl sulfide. Nor does the Hum
reference indicate that sintered titanium dioxide is known to
exist as a by-product in a chloride process.
Since the examiner does not rely on the remaining prior
art to remedy the above deficiencies, we conclude that the
examiner has not supplied sufficient evidence to establish a
prima facie case of obviousness. Hence, we reverse the
examiner’s decision rejecting the appealed claims under 35
U.S.C. § 103.
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