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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SHINKATSU MORISAWA
and SANETAKA SHIRAHATA
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Appeal No. 2000-1836
Application 08/917,336
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 8 and 19. Claims 9 through 18 are also of record and have been
allowed by the examiner. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claims on appeal:
1. Electrolytic dissolved hydrogen containing purified water including dissolved hydrogen in a
concentration of at least 0.1 ppm, and sodium phosphate or anode water for adjusting the pH of
the water to about from 7.2 to about 7.3.
The appealed claims, as represented by claim 1, are drawn to hydrogen containing
purified water having a pH of from 7.2 to about 7.3 which includes at least 0.1 ppm electrolytic
dissolved hydrogen and sodium phosphate or anode water. According to appellants, the claimed
purified water can be used as, for example, drinking water (specification, page 9, lines 4-5).
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
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