The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board
Paper No. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHARLES L. BURDICK and THOMAS J. PODLAS
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Appeal No. 1997-3307
Application No. 08/121,402
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ON BRIEF
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Before MCKELVY, Senior Administrative Patent Judges, PAK
and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection
of claims 1-6, which are all of the claims pending in the
application.
The subject matter on appeal is represented by product
claim 1, and process claims 5 and 6, reproduced below:
1. An aqueous fluidized polymer suspension comprising
at least 20% by total weight of the suspension of at least
one polymer selected from the group of methylcellulose,
methythydroxypropylcellulose, and
methythydroxyethylcellulose polymer, the polymer having a
bulk density of 0.03 g/cc or greater, dispersed in an
aqueous solution of at least one salt dissolved therein.
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