Appeal No. 2004-1794
Application No. 09/626,039 Page 2
provide about 0.05 to about 0.5 mg of
hydroxyacetaldehyde per square centimeter of substrate
surface to impart a brown color to a foodstuff.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Fisher et al. (Fisher) 4,892,782 Jan. 09, 1990
Shoop et al. (Shoop) 5,756,140 May 26, 1998
Singh 5,952,027 Sep. 14, 1999
Jay et al. (Jay) WO 91/03917 Mar. 21, 1991
(published International Pat. Appl. No. PCT/GB90/01338)
Claims 1, 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Fisher in view of Singh and Shoop.
Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Jay in view of Shoop. Claim 8 stands rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jay in view
of Shoop and Fisher. Claims 18, 19 and 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jay in view of
Shoop. We refer to the briefs and to the answer for the opposing
viewpoints expressed by appellants and the examiner concerning
the above-noted rejections.
Upon careful review of the entire record including the
respective positions advanced by appellants and the examiner, we
find ourselves in agreement with appellants insofar as the
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