Appeal No. 1997-0328 Page 3
Application No. 08/094,072
washable foam, and has excellent cleaning ability. The high
viscosity is allegedly achieved without the need for
thickeners, high levels of surfactant or electrolytes. The
composition in addition to water comprises four other
components including a lower alcohol, a fatty alcohol sulfate,
an alkyl polyglycoside, and soap in specified amounts and
possesses a specified viscosity. A further understanding of
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim
8, which is reproduced below.
8. A liquid detergent comprising water; and from about
2% to about 10% by weight of a fatty alcohol sulfate, from
about 5% to about 25% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside;
from about 0.1% to about 9% by weight of a soap; and from
about 3% to about 8% by weight of a lower alcohol, wherein
said detergent has a viscosity of from about 400 mPaqs to
about 3000 mPaqs.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hughes 4,507,219 Mar. 26,
1985
Roselle et al. (Roselle) 5,244,593 Sep.
14, 1993
(filed Jan. 10, 1992)
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007