Ex Parte Steiner et al - Page 3


         Appeal No. 2003-1106                                                       
         Application No. 09/825,896                                                 

                   Ar2 is selected from the group consisting of 2-                  
              indolyl, 3-indolyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thiazolyl, 2-                 
              thienyl, 3-thienyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl,                  
              and phenyl,                                                           
                   wherein said Ar2 has one to three substituents                   
              which are independently selected from the group                       
              consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxyl, nitro,                        
              trifluoromethyl, C1-C6 straight or branched alkyl or                  
              C2-C6 straight or branched alkenyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or C2-               
              C4 alkenyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, and amino;                         
              or Z is a fragment having the following formula:                      







                   wherein                                                          
                   R3 is a C1-C9 straight or branched alkyl or                      
              unsubstituted Ar1, wherein said C1-C9 straight or                     
              branched alkyl is optionally substituted with C2-C8                   
              cycloalkyl or Ar1 as defined above;                                   
                   X2 is O or NR5, where R5 is selected from the                    
              group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 straight or                       
              branched alkyl, and C2-C6 straight or branched alkenyl;               
              and                                                                   
                   R4 is selected from the group consisting of                      
              phenyl, benzyl, C1-C5 straight or branched alkyl or C2-               
              C5 straight or branched alkenyl, and C1-C5 straight or                
              branched alkyl or C2-C5 straight or branched alkenyl                  
              substituted with phenyl;                                              
              (ii) a second hair revitalizing compound; and                         
              (iii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.                          
                                                                                   
              The examiner relies upon the following reference as                   
         evidence of unpatentability:                                               
         Steiner et al. (Steiner)      6,239,164B1         May 29, 2001             




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