Appeal No. 96-0479
Application 08/124,063
withdrawn as being drawn to non-elected inventions. We reverse.
The Claimed Subject Matter
The claims on appeal are directed to a food casing. Claim 1 is representative of the claimed subject
matter and reads as follows:
A food casing having a surface coating comprising a dispersion of bixin in a water-
soluble and /or alcohol-soluble film forming agent of a cellulose derivative, a protein, a
dextrin, a shellac, a starch, or a starch derivative, or mixture of said film forming agents in
an amount effective to color a foodstuff encased thereby during cooking or pasteurization.
References of Record
The following references of record are relied upon by the examiner as evidence of obviousness:
Remer 2,477,768 Aug. 2, 1949
Winkler et al. (Winkler) 3,943,262 Mar. 9, 1976
Hettiarachchy et al. (Hettiarachchy) 4,699,664 Oct. 13, 1987
Tood, Jr. (Tood) 5,079,016 Jan. 7, 1992
The Rejections
Claims 1-10, 12, 14-16, 18-21 and 25-34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Hettiarachchy in view of Winkler and Remer.
Claims 22-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Hettiarachchy in
view of Winkler and Remer further in view of Todd.
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