The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 AHMAD AKASHE and STEVEN E. HILL Appeal No. 2005-2629 Application No. 10/377,474 ON BRIEF Before KIMLIN, PAK and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20. Claims 1 and 13 are illustrative: 1. A method to reduce the rate of oxidation of omega-3 or omega-6 polyunsaturated lipids in an aqueous emulsion, the method comprising blending soy protein into the emulsion in an amount effective for slowing the rate of oxidative rancidity of the omega-3 or omega-6 polyunsaturated lipid in the emulsion. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007