Appeal No. 95-2971
Application No. 07/742,260
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness,
the examiner relies upon Hara I, Hara II, Sugiyama, Shimizu, Gaffar, Fuller, Yamada,
Koyama and Fukuda.
Claims 11-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness,
the examiner relies upon Hara I, Hara II, Sugiyama, Shimizu, Gaffar, Fuller, Yamada, and
Koyama.
We reverse both rejections and enter a new ground of rejection under 35 U.S.C. §
103 (37 CFR § 1.196(b))
BACKGROUND
At page 3 of the specification, appellants describe the invention as relating to a
clarified konjac and a method of preparing clarified konjac, wherein the clarified konjac is
substantially free of insoluble impurities, has a reduced nitrogen content and has a
reduced aqueous sol turbidity potential.
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