Appeal No. 2002-0019 Page 2 Application No. 08/517,949 Claim 4 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced below: 4. A compound of the formula: N CH2CH2CH2NCH3 R where R is a group comprising one of the following: O O O , CASH CCH2CH2SCCH3 O O O O CASCCH3 , C A CNH O S O O C A CNHCHCH2CH2SH [,] COOH O [,] A SCCH3 A SH O O O A CNH , A CNH A CNH O S O S O O O A CNHCHCH2CH2SH , A CNH A CNHCHCH2CH2SH COOH COOH O O CH2CNH , CH2CNHCHCH2CH2SH COOH O S where A is a linking group from 1 to 20 carbons and from 0 to 10 heteroatoms (NH, O, S), either branched or straight chain. The references relied upon by the examiner are:Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007