The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARTIN JAGER
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Appeal No. 2001-2538
Application No. 08/894,193
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, MILLS and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 21-38, all of the claims remaining. Claims 21, 27, 32, and
38 are representative and read as follows:
21. A method for visual and sensorial stabilization of a foodstuff
composition, said foodstuff composition containing an amino
component and a food-preserving amount of sorbic acid or at least
one physiologically-acceptable sorbate salt or a combination of
sorbic acid and the sorbate salt, which comprises adding a
discoloration-inhibiting amount of discoloration inhibitor comprising
allantoin to the foodstuff composition.
27. A method as claimed in claim 21, wherein the discoloration inhibitor
comprises allantoin and citrate component, wherein the citrate
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