Appeal No. 1999-0990
Application No. 08/647,562
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
process for producing an inorganic mold by kneading a mixture
of particulate inorganic matter and water while adding a
water-soluble hemicellulose, which is produced from the
extraction of soybeans under acidic conditions at a pH near
the isoelectric point of the soybean protein (Brief, page 4).
A copy of illustrative independent claim 1 is attached as an
Appendix to this decision.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Salzberg 2,206,369 Jul. 2,
1940
Maeda et al. (Maeda) 5,587,197 Dec. 24,
1996
(filed May 10,
1995)
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as unpatentable over Maeda in view of Salzberg (Answer,
page 3). We reverse the examiner’s rejection essentially for
the reasons stated in the Brief, Reply Brief, and the reasons
entered as per the Advisory Action dated Jan. 15, 1998, Paper
No. 11.
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