The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte BRUCE K. REDDING JR.
and
JEROME HARDEN
Appeal No. 2004-1451
Application No. 09/360,262
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3-13
and 15-18. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A process for modifying the water and oil holding
capacities of a particulate dietary fiber material consisting
essentially of indigestible fiber derived from natural grains and
wood products, comprising dispersing said particulate material in
a liquid media, applying an abrupt pressure change by mechanical
means to said particulate material in said liquid media, and
recovering said modified fiber material.
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