Appeal No. 1996-0708 Page 6
Application No. 08/241,888
claim 1, the hydrated sodium antimonate described in Hanabusa
appears to be inherently dehydrated in the presence of a
polymer as required by claim 1. See In re Best, 562 F.2d
1252, 1255, 195 USPQ 430, 433-34 (CCPA 1977). We have not
reviewed the applicability of Hanabusa on the remaining
pending claims in the present application. The examiner is
advised to compare the mixtures described in Hanabusa with the
claimed mixtures to determine whether Hanabusa also affects
the patentability of the remaining claims in the present
application. Similarly, Miyashita describes mixing heat-
treated or not-heat-treated sodium antimonates having
different hygroscopicities (reflect different moisture
contents) with a thermoplastic polyester (a polymer), and
organic and inorganic reinforcing agents in a ribbon blender
and extruder at a temperature of 240°C to 290°C. See column 4
together with column 5, Table 1. Since a hydrated sodium
antimonate and a polymer are mixed at a temperature within the
range recited in claim 1, it appears that the dehydrating step
recited in claim 1 is also inherent in the process described
in Miyashita. We have not reviewed the effect of Miyashita on
the remaining claims pending in the present application. The
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