Appeal No. 2003-0850
Application No. 09/334,366
Background
The invention relates to free-flowing granular dispersing agent for use in
combination with an agricultural chemical formulation. Appeal brief, paper no. 17,
received January 18, 2002, page 2. Appellant has discovered that the claimed
composite dispersing agent (see claim 1) provides significant advantages over
conventional wetting and dispersing agents which are added individually to pesticide
formulations. See specification, page 2, lines 18-22. In particular, appellant has
discovered that by drying together aqueous mixtures of alky polyglycosides and
dispersing agents to form a dry, powered composite dispersing agent, he achieves a
product which may be used in granular or liquid-suspension agricultural chemical
formulations to achieve outstanding attrition resistance, excellent dispersional ability
after accelerated aging and a low moisture content when made into a paste. See id.
lines 22-26.
Discussion
1. Rejection of claims 1, 4, 5, 7-9, 13, 16, 17, 19 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as anticipated by Garst ‘078
Anticipation requires the disclosure, in a single prior art reference, of each
element of the claim under consideration. See W.L. Gore and Assoc., Inc. v. Garlock,
Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1554, 220 USPQ 303, 313 (Fed. Cir. 1983).
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