Appeal No. 1996-2012
Application No. 08/146,025
11-17.
The claims relate to a process for producing a butter-
like food fat spreadable at a refrigeration temperature from
4 to 5 C. Claim 16 is illustrative of the claimed process ando o
reads as follows:
16. A process for producing a butter-like food fat
spreadable at a refrigeration temperature from 4 to 5 C,o o
comprising:
passing butter obtained from milk through a kneader;
adding a first portion of an oleaginous material
consisting essentially of an oil to the butter to form a first
mixture;
passing the first mixture through a first mixing
means;
adding a remaining portion of the oleaginous
material and water to the first mixture to form a second
mixture;
passing the second mixture through a second mixing
means;
recovering the butter-like food fat; and
recovering buttermilk obtained as a by-product from
production of the butter.
All of the claims on appeal stand rejected for
obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the following single
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