Appeal No. 1996-0708 Page 3
Application No. 08/241,888
(3) pelletizing the dehydrated concentrate precursor to
produce a pellet with a moisture content below 0.2% by weight.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner are:
Touval 3,892,667 Jul. 1,
1975
Sandler 4,298,517 Nov. 3,
1981
Breitenfellner et al. 5,034,439 Jul. 23,
1991
(Breitenfellner)
The prior art references at page 5 of the specification
newly relied upon by the Board are:
Miyashita et al. 4,786,663 Nov. 22,
1988
(Miyashita)
Hanabusa 5,258,434 Nov. 2,
1993
(Filed Jan. 22, 1987)
Claims 1 through 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Touval,
Breitenfellner and Sandler.
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have reviewed
the specification, claims and prior art, including all of the
arguments advanced by both the examiner and appellants in
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