38 which are all of the claims pending in the application.
Claims 3, 23 and 33 were canceled subsequent to the final
Office action dated September 23, 1994, Paper No. 9.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to methods for
treating the hair. Claims 1, 19 and 29 are representative of
the subject matter on appeal and read as follows:
1. A method of treating the hair comprising:
(a) applying a sufficient amount of an aqueous,
transparent, leave-on hair conditioning composition to hair to
impart a physical or esthetic property to the hair, said
leave-on hair conditioning composition comprising:
(i) capsules having a diameter of about 425 to about
2800 microns, said capsules comprising:
(A) a water insoluble conditioning compound
encapsulated in
(B) a shell material;
(ii) a suspending agent to suspend the
capsules; and
(iii) a carrier comprising water;
(b) breaking the capsules while the capsules are in
contact with the hair to release the water insoluble
conditioning compound;
(c) while simultaneously disintegrating the shell
material into residual particles having a diameter of about 10
microns or less; and
(d) allowing the hair conditioning composition and the
residual particles of shell material to remain in contact with
the hair at least until the next hair shampooing.
19. A method of treating the hair comprising:
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