Appeal No. 1996-1362
Application 08/234,074
Bonetzkaya et al. (Bonetzkaya), "Adsorption of Aliphatic Alcohols from Solutions on Silica
Gel and "White Soot"," Proc. Acad. Sci. USSR, (Phys. Chem. Engl. Transl.), Vol. 114, pp.
421-424 (1957).
GROUND OF REJECTION
Claims 1-3, 6-11, 17-27, and 30-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies on Matsumura, Akiyama, Tomono, Creatura,
Jugle, Ketcham, Ong, and Bonetzkaya.
BACKGROUND
The invention is described at pages 5-6 of the specification as being directed to
improved toner and developer compositions containing modified silica particles having
long chain aliphatic alcohols adsorbed thereon. The treated silica is said to provide a
toner composition having an improved resistance to relative humidity and excellent flow
characteristics.
DISCUSSION
Procedural Background
On March 24, 2000, the Board issued an initial decision in this appeal wherein we
reversed the pending rejection of claims 4 and 32 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, and remanded the application for further consideration of the rejection under
35 U.S.C. § 103. In that decision, we urged the examiner to obtain translations of the full
text documents which were abstracted by the abstracts of Okuno and Matsumura. On April
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