Ex parte ROBERTS et al. - Page 4




          Appeal No. 96-1238                                                          
          Application 08/082,177                                                      


          finished shortening consistency of from about 160mm/10 to                   
          about 275mm/10 and a maximum inert gas bubble size less than 1              
          mm;                                                                         
               5) heating said shortening to a temperature from about                 
          70EF (21EC) maximum to 95EF (35EC) and passing said shortening              
          through a slotted valve no more than 0.060 inch in width while              
          lowering the pressure from 300 psig to about 700 psig to                    
          atmoshperic pressure to form a fine inert gas bubble                        
          dispersion; said shortening mixture having a filling                        
          temperature of from about 40EF (4EC) to about 95EF (35CE);                  
               6) tempering said shortening at a temperature of from                  
          about 80EF (27EC) to about 110EF (43EC) for at least about 24               
          hours.                                                                      
                                   THE REFERENCES                                     
          Reid et al. (Reid)       3,637,402           Jul. 25, 1972                  
                                                                                     
          Gunstone, 1983,  Lipids in Foods, Chemistry, Biochemistry and               
          Technology, Pergamon Press, p. 149-150.                                     

                                    THE REJECTION                                     
                    Claims 23-40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as                
          being unpatentable over Reid et al. in view of  Gunstone.                   


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