Ex Parte Abbas et al - Page 3



          Appeal No. 2005-0944                                                        
          Application No. 09/941,377                                                  

               contaminate an area around the target.                                 
                    3.  An apparatus for distributing a scented                       
               chemical composition for hunting animals, the                          
               apparatus comprising:                                                  
                    a pressurized dispenser for pressure based                        
               dispensing; and                                                        
                    a foam string dispensed by the dispenser, the                     
               foam string including the scented chemical composition                 
               for hunting.                                                           
                    9.  The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the                         
               chemical composition comprises a chemical composition                  
               that masks human scent.                                                
               The examiner relies on the following prior art references              
          as evidence of unpatentability:                                             
          Cox et al.              3,705,669           Dec. 12, 1972                  
               (Cox)                                                                  
          Easley                  4,771,563           Sep. 20, 1988                  
          Konietzki               4,788,787           Dec.  6, 1988                  
               Claims 1 through 6, 11 through 14, and 16 through 20 on                
          appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable              
          over Cox in view of Konietzki.  (Answer at 3-4.)                            
          Correspondingly, dependent claims 7 through 10 on appeal stand              
          rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Cox in               
          view of Konietzki, as applied to claim 1, and further in view of            
          Easley.  (Id. at 4.)                                                        



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