Appeal No. 1997-2339
Application No. 08/177,576
III. DISCUSSION
1. The claims are directed to: (a) a clear, transparent,
highly stable skin treatment composition in gel form
comprising the product produced by combining 80-98% by weight
polyglyceryl
methacrylate containing about 50% water, with about 1-10% by
weight of a specified silicone in the presence of 1-10% by
weight of an emulsifier under the conditions of elevated
pressure ranging from about 13,000 to about 50,000 psi; (b) a
method of preparing that composition; and (c) methods of using
that composition. The composition recited in each claim on
appeal requires at least about 40% by weight polyglyceryl
methacrylate.
2. Georgalas is directed to a clear gel skin treatment
formulation comprising from about 2 to about 30% by weight of
a moisturizing component based on the weight of the entire
formulation (column 1, lines 30-40; column 2, lines 58-62; and
column 6, lines 3-11). Georgalas discloses that the
moisturizing component comprises polyglyceryl methacrylate in
an amount within the range of from about 1 to about 10% by
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