The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DOUGLAS J. HANCHETT,
TUNYAWAT KASEMSUWAN, JOSEPH LIGHT
and AI-TSING TAN
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Appeal No. 2006-0295
Application 10/053,926
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HEARD: February 23, 2006
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Before CAROFF, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 9 through 17 and 19 through 27, all of the claims in the application.
Claims 9, 10, 16, 19, 20 and 26 illustrates appellants’ invention of a composition
comprising at least the specified sago starch and water, and are representative of the claims on
appeal:
9. A composition comprising a sago starch having a water fluidity of from about 40 to
about 80 and water.
10. The composition of claim 9 having at least about the same gel strength as a
composition comprising 30% more of a comparable WF corn starch.
16. The composition of claim 9, wherein the composition is selected from the group
consisting of food products, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, paper
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