Appeal No. 2000-1877
Application No. 08/881,457
Kong-Chan does not disclose "one or more alkali metal salts
of C10-16 linear alkyl benzene sulfonic acids" on the pages
relied upon by the examiner. In fact, Kong-Chan discloses (p.
13):
One common type of anionic surfactant which is
preferably not utilized in the preparation of the
compositions herein comprises the sulfonated anionics
which are alkyl benzene sulfonates. Such non-bleach
activating sulfonated anionic surfactants, like linear
alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), tend not to provide
acceptable phase properties for the nonaqueous liquid
detergent compositions prepared according to this
invention. Accordingly, such compositions as prepared
herein will preferably be substantially free of alkyl
benzene sulfonate anionic surfactant materials.
Thus, Kong-Chan fails to suggest the claimed detergent
composition.
For the reasons set forth above, the rejection of claim 1
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Kong-Chan is reversed.
Since claims 2-17 are dependent on claim 1, the rejection of
claims 2-17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Kong-Chan
is also reversed.
8
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007