Appeal No. 95-4450
Application No. 07/949,676
31. A softened textile material which has distributed
therein on a dry fabric substrate weight basis, from about 0.5
to about 20% by weight of a softener composition comprised of
(a) at least one fatty acid amide softener agent of a
fatty acid having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, and
(b) at least one alkylpolyglycoside
wherein the ratio by weight of the amide softener (a) to the
alkylpolyglycoside is about 1.7:1 to about 8:1.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Cook et al. (Cook) 4,493,773 Jan. 15,
1985
Llenado 4,565,647 Jan. 21,
1986
Claims 23, 25, 31 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Llenado. Claims 24,
26-30, 32, 35 and 36 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Llenado. Claims 23-33, 35 and 36 are
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Cook
in view of Llenado. 2
2A separate rejection of the appealed claims under 35
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