Appeal No. 1996-0212
Application No. 08/261,759
leaflet as rapidly as” other tested compounds. Koontz further
discloses that the separate addition of a hygroscopic agent
such as glycerin(glycerol) to phosphate solutions greatly
increased moisture retention. In light of the disclosures in
Koontz, the examiner should reconsider whether one of ordinary
skill in this art would have been led to add a hygroscopic
agent such as glycerol to the phosphate ester fertilizer of
Borisov based on a reasonable expectation of formulating a
fertilizer that would have the capability of successful foliar
application.
In summary, the rejection of claims 1-5, 21-29, and 36-40
is reversed. The rejection of claims 6-20 and 31-35 is
affirmed. The decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
The application is remanded to the examiner for
reconsideration of the teachings in Koontz.
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