The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte CARLO ORLANDO ___________ Appeal No. 2003-1887 Application No. 09/780,914 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before OWENS, TIMM and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3-12 and 14-22. Claims 1 and 11 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and are set forth below: 1. A method for preparing a soy-based pasta comprising: (a) combining soy flour, farina, gluten, and a fluid ingredient into a dough, wherein the weight percentage of soy flour out of the four said ingredients is at least 50%; and (b) forming said dough into a desired shape.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007