Appeal No.2003-0078 Page 2
Application No.09/257,066
forming amphoteric surfactant, a frost proofing agent and a water
soluble ammonium salt. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced
below.
1. A liquid foam extinguishing formulation comprising a water
soluble ammonium salt, a film-forming amphoteric fluorine
surfactant, a foam-forming amphoteric co-surfactant, and a
frostproofing agent, wherein the formulation is a stable,
storable, ready to use, and frostproof single solution.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Falk (Falk ‘967) 4,090,967 May 23, 1978
Wirtz et al. (Wirtz) 4,203,850 May 20, 1980
Falk (Falk ‘286) 4,472,286 Sep. 18, 1984
Pennartz 5,091,097 Feb. 25, 1992
Barbarin et al. (Barbarin) 5,997,758 Dec. 07, 1999
(102(e) date - Nov. 28, 1997)
Claims 1-4, 7, 8, 11-17, 19 and 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over either Falk ‘967 or
Falk ‘286. Claim 18 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over either Falk ‘967 or Falk ‘286 in view of
Wirtz. Claims 1-8 and 11-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Barbarin in view of Falk ‘967 or
Pennartz.
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