Appeal No. 2001-1242
Application No. 08/530,650
(A) from about 20 to about 95% of a substantially water free petrolatum emollient
having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20EC;
(B) from about 5 to about 80% of an agent capable of immobilizing said
petrolatum emollient on the surface of tissue paper treated with the lotion composition,
said immobilizing agent having a melting point of at least about 35EC and comprising a
member selected from the group consisting of C -C fatty alcohols, C -C fatty acids,14 22 12 22
and mixtures thereof;
(C) from about 1 to about 50% of a nonionic hydrophilic surfactant having an HLB
value of at least about 4, wherein said hydrophilic surfactant is selected from the group
consisting of ethoxylated alcohols having an alkyl chain of from about 8 to 22 carbon atoms
and having an average degree of ethoxylation ranging from about 1 to about 54,
ethoxylated sorbitan esters of C -C fatty acids having an average degree of ethoxylation
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of from about 2 to about 20; and
(D) from about 1 to about 50% of an additional hydrophilic surfactant selected from
the group consisting of dioctyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid, silicone polyether
copolymer, and mixtures thereof.
22. The composition of claim 14, wherein said additional hydrophilic surfactant is a
silicone polyether copolymer.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner are:
Buchalter 3,896807 Jul. 29, 1975
Dake et al (Dake) 4,112,167 Sep. 5, 1978
Lavash 4,513,051 Apr. 23,1985
Ampulski et al (Ampulski) 5,164,046 Nov. 17, 1992
Grounds of Rejection
Claims 1-3, 8-12 and 14-25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Buchalter,
alone or in combination with Dake and/or Lavash.
Claims 22 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Buchalter, by itself or
in combination with Dake and/or Lavash, further in view of Ampulski of record.
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