Appeal No.2001-1865
Application 09/068,476
(II) C) crystalline alkali metal silicates having an
SiO2/M2O molar ratio of 1.5 to 2.6, wherein M stands
for an alkali metal atom; and
(III)D) metal ion capturing agents other than component C
having a calcium ion capturing ability of 200 CaCO3
mg/g or more,
wherein component I, component II, and component III are present
within one granule, and wherein a total amount of component I,
component II and component III is from 70 to 100% by weight of
the entire granular detergent composition, wherein the weight
ratio of component II to component I is II/I = 9/1 to 9/11,
wherein the weight ratio of component II to component III is
II/III = 4/1 to 1/15, the granular detergent composition having
a bulk density being from 0.6 to 1.2 g/ml, and wherein a gelled
product carrying component A is contained in the granular
detergent composition.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Rieck 4,585,642 Apr. 29, 1986
Yamashita et al. (Yamashita) 5,736,501 Apr. 7, 1998
Claims 1, 3, 5-39, and 41-49 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Yamashita in view of Rieck.1
On page 5 of the brief, appellants group the claims as
follows:
Group I, directed to claims 1, 3, 6-31 and 47-40;
Group II, directed to claims 4 and 5;
Group III, directed to claims 32-39 and 42-46; and
Group IV, directed to claims 40 and 41.
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1 The rejection of claims 4 and 40 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Yamashita in view of Baillely has been
withdrawn. Also, the rejection of claims 32-39 and 41-46 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Baillely in view of
Rieck has been withdrawn (answer, page 3).
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