Appeal 97-1554
Application 08/495,593
The appeal is from a decision of the Primary Examiner
rejecting claims 1-5 and 7, all the claims in the application
on appeal. We affirm.
A. Findings of fact
The record supports the following findings by a
preponderance of the evidence.
The invention
1. The invention is readily understood by reference
to claim 1.
2. Claim 1 calls for a "mixture" which is "suitable
as a fuel additive" comprising Component A and Component B.
Component A
3. Component A is an amine, polyamine or
alkanolamine having (specification, page 3, line 26 et seq.):
a. a hydrocarbon radical with an average
molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000
which is
b. prepared by hydroformylation of a
polyolefin and amination of the result
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