Appeal No. 1998-1176
Application No. 08/553,072
of NMP (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone solvent, see Example 1 in col.
15 of this reference; Answer, page 6) to an autoclave. 5
Appellant argues that “the mere fact that such
benzotriazole UV absorber compounds can be dissolved in NMP
does [sic,not?] anticipate their use in making water-dilutable
UV absorber solutions for treating textiles” (Brief, page 9).
Appellant submits that this reference “in no way teaches or
anticipates the end-use or invention of this application”
(id.).
Appellant’s arguments are not well taken since the end
use of the invention is not claimed. Claim 19 on appeal is
directed to a UV light absorber composition which consists
essentially of components (a) and (b). Appellant does not
contest that DesLauriers discloses the two claimed components
in amounts within the scope of claim 19 on appeal (see the
Brief, pages 9-10). The preamble language of claim 19 and the
language following component (b) both are directed to the
intended use of the UV light absorber composition and do not
5Although not contested by appellant, the amount of UV
agent in this composition is about 7.7% by weight (5.89/(70
+5.89)), with the remainder (92.3% by weight) being the NMP
solvent.
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