Appeal No. 1996-0454 Application No. 08/195,374 Yoshioka et al. (Yoshioka) 5,116,608 May 26, 1992 Kolc et al. (Kolc) 5,223,252 Jun. 29, 1993 British patent (Wella) 2 108 163 May 11, 1983 All of the claims on appeal are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Wella in view of Yoshioka or Kolc. We refer to the Brief and to the Answer for a thorough discussion of the respective viewpoints expressed by the appellants and the examiner concerning the above noted rejection. OPINION This rejection cannot be sustained. Wella discloses two separate compositions which are to be mixed in order to obtain a ready-to-use composition for permanent waving of human hair. However, these compositions do not at all correspond to the here claimed first and second compositions. More specifically, Wella’s component one composition includes a thioglycolate and a carbonate in admixture whereas the corresponding ingredients of the 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007