Appeal No. 1998-2536 Page 4
Application No. 08/710,690
acid, and caseinate to be the matrix material. According to the specification, page 8,
highly unsaturated fatty acids refers to “nutritionally valuable fatty acids having at
least 18 carbon atoms and having at least 3 double bonds.” Claim 1 also requires the
oil or fat to have an average diameter of less than or equal to 2Fm and the level of
free fatty acids to be below 5.0% by weight. Claim 17 requires the matrix material to
also contain a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Janda describes a microencapsulation process wherein a liquid or solid
material is dispersed in a protein coating. Janda discloses the microcapsules may
range in size from submicron in diameter to several millimeters. (Page 1.) Various
oils are disclosed to be suitable for use as the core material. (Page 4.) Caseinate is
disclosed to be suitable for use as the coating material. (Page 7.) Janda discloses
the microencapsulation product is suitable for use in the food industry and in
pharmaceuticals. (Page 1.) Janda does not disclose the core material contains at
least 10% by weight of highly unsaturated fatty acid as required by claims 1, 16
and 17. Janda also does not disclose that the fat or oil core material has an average
diameter of less than or equal to 2Fm or that the level of free fatty acids is below
5.0% by weight as required by claim 1.
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007