Appeal No. 2001-1177 Page 2 Application No. 08/781,868 36. The composition of claim 35 further comprising acetyl-L-carnitine. 39. The composition of claim 35 further comprising epidermal growth factor. 43. The composition of claim 35 further comprising tissue respiratory factor. 45. A method for enhancing repair from free radical damage to skin as a result of treatment of the skin with exfoliants, chemosurgery or laser therapy comprising topically applying active ingredients in a suitable topical carrier to skin damaged by exfoliants, chemosurgery or laser therapy, said active ingredients comprising glutathione and selenoamino acid in amounts suitable for enhancing repair of skin from free radical damage. The examiner relies on the following references: Levin 4,942,031 Jul. 17, 1990 Spector et al. (Spector) 5,128,365 Jul. 7, 1992 Burke 5,330,757 Jul. 19, 1994 Finkenaur et al. (Finkenaur) 5,427,778 Jun. 27, 1995 N’Guyen et al. (N’Guyen) 5,516,507 May 14, 1996 Piazza et al. (Piazza) 5,565,439 Oct. 15, 1996 Otsu et al. (Otsu) 5,582,817 Dec.10, 1996 Cavazza et al. (Cavazza) 5,627,212 May 6, 1997 Hersh et al. (Hersh) 5,667,791 Sep. 16, 1997 Claims 35, 36, and 38 stand rejected for obviousness-type double patenting over claims 1, 3, and 5-7 of Hersh. Claims 35-54 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Hersh. Claims 35, 37, 38, and 44 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious in view of N’Guyen and Burke. Claims 36 and 39-43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious in view of N’Guyen and Burke, combined with one of the following references: Cavazza, Piazza, Otsu, Levin, Finkenauer, or Spector.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007