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              Appeal No. 2005-1586                                                                                     
              Application No. 10/317,530                                                                               

                                                      OPINION                                                          
                      Appellant's invention relates to dry mix potato products and processes for                       
               preparing them. In one aspect, the invention provides a dry mix useful for                              
               preparing a low-carbohydrate potato product, comprising: dried potato and                               
               cauliflower.  (Brief, pp. 2-3).  Representative claims 1 and 2 are reproduced                           
               below:                                                                                                  
                      1. A dry mix for preparing a low-carbohydrate potato product,                                    
                      comprising: dried potato and cauliflower.                                                        
                      2. A method for preparing the mix of claim 1 for serving by mixing                               
                      with water to provide a suitable consistency for final preparation.                              
              As evidence of unpatentability, the Examiner relies on the following references:                         
              Cremer     3,987,210   Oct. 19, 1976                                                                     
              Bosley, Jr. et al. (Bosley, Jr.)  4,238,517   Dec. 09, 1980                                              
              Hamann et al. (Hamann)   4,293,582   Oct. 06, 1981                                                       
              Fazzolare et al. (Fazzolare)  4,834,996   May  30, 1989                                                  
              Pirrotta et al. (Pirrotta)   4,970,084   Nov. 13, 1990                                                   
              Gagliardi et al. (Gagliardi)  5,955,130   Sep. 21, 1999                                                  






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