Appeal No. 2001-0697 Page 2
Application No. 09/125,033
(a) reacting said medium with said organic compound and with
CO2, said CO2 functioning in said reaction to displace the
carboxylate anion from said sodium and calcium carboxylic
salts, whereby said condensation produc t and a salt selected
from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium
bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, calcium bicarbonate and
mixtures thereof are formed; and,
(b) separating said condensation product from the reaction
mixture formed in step a.
21. The process of claim 1, wherein a condensation catalyst is used in
the reaction.
22. The process of claim 21, wherein said catalyst is an enzyme.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Walkup et al. (Walkup I) 5,071,754 Dec. 10, 1991
Walkup et al. (Walkup II) 5,252,473 Oct. 12, 1993
Lund et al. (Lund) 5,733,750 Mar. 31, 1998
Cockrem et al. (Cockrem) WO 93/00440 Jan. 07, 1993
March, “Reactions,” Advanced organic chemistry reactions mechanisms, and
structure, 2nd ed., pp. 363-365 (1977)
Claims 1-21 and 23-27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious
in view of the combined disclosures of March, either of Walkup I or Walkup II,
and Cockrem.
Claim 22 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious in view of the
combined disclosures of March, either of Walkup I or Walkup II, Cockrem, and
Lund.
We reverse.
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