Appeal No. 2005-1538 Application No. 09/950,654 the cellulose by an amino or any other group, and is not attached at all. Appellant refers to several disclosures of Jewell in support thereof. Brief, pages 6-7. On page 7 of the brief, appellant argues that the nitroxides in Jewell are not employed as light stabilizers or yellow inhibitors; they are employed as oxidants. Appellants conclude that Jewell contains no teachings whatsoever relevant to lignocellulosic materials and contains no teachings relevant to the problem of yellowing of lignocellulosic materials or brightness loss in lignocellulosic materials. Brief, pages 7- 10. In response, beginning on page 4 of the answer, the examiner disagrees that Jewell does not teach to treatment of lignocellulosic material. The examiner states that Jewell teaches treating “lower cost market pulps” and refers to column 4, lines 12-13 in this regard. The examiner also finds that Jewell teaches that the invention is directed to fibrous carboxylated cellulose products including bleached and unbleached kraft hardwood or softwood pulps and refers to column 4, lines 2-12 in this regard. Answer, page 4. The examiner states that Jewell only excludes high α- cellulose pulps, not the lower grades of pulp that contain less α-cellulose. Answer, page 4. The examiner states that further evidence that Jewell includes lignocellulosic material is the statement made in column 4 at lines 18-26, where Jewell states the following: To the present inventors’ knowledge the lower α-cellulose pulps or other cellulose having a high content of hemicellulose have never before been treated with TEMPO or other cyclic nitroxide compounds to produce a stable carboxylated fiber. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007