Ex Parte COMBS et al - Page 1




                                 THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                      
                         The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for        
                             publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.           
                                                                                 Paper No.17                       
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
                                                 _____________                                                     
                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
                                                 _____________                                                     
                                           Ex parte GEORGE COMBS                                                   
                                          and KENNETH G. MCDANIEL                                                  
                                                 _____________                                                     
                                              Appeal No. 1999-2229                                                 
                                              Application 08/832,167                                               
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                                                    ON BRIEF                                                       
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             Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                      
             GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  
                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
                    This is a decision on an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims               
             1-27, 30 and 31 as amended subsequent to the final rejection.  These are all of the                   
             claims remaining in the application.                                                                  
                    The subject matter on appeal relates to a composition which comprises an                       
             oleophilic polyoxyalkylene monoether of a particular structure and less than 6 mole                   
             percent, based on the amount of monoether, of alkoxylated unsaturates and/or less                     


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