Appeal No. 2006-0230 Page 2 Application No. 09/864,083 11. The composition of claim 9 wherein the antioxidant comprises sodium metabisulfite. 19. The composition of claim 9 wherein the antioxidant comprises sodium metabisulfite and the cationic salt comprises magnesium ascorbyl phosphate. 21. The composition of claim 1 wherein the cationic salt comprises an amino acyl derivative. 23. The composition of claim 1 wherein the cationic salt comprises a sodium ascorbyl phosphate. The references relied upon by the examiner are: Gordon 5,932,612 Aug. 3, 1999 Lukenbach 5,980,871 Nov. 9, 1999 GROUNDS OF REJECTION Claims 1-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over Gordon. Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over the combination of Lukenbach and Gordon. We affirm the rejection of claims 1-10 and 14-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over Gordon. In addition, we affirm the rejection of claims 1-9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over the combination of Lukenbach and Gordon. We reverse the rejection of claims 11-13 and 19-23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over Gordon.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007