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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 BARNET L. LIBERMAN
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Appeal No. 2006-0449
Application 10/232,644
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, PAK and WARREN, 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 1, 3 through 13 and 15 through 24, all of the claims in the application.
Claims 1 and 3 illustrates appellant’s invention of a method of freezing meat in a
marinade, and is representative of the claims on appeal:
1. A method of freezing meat in a marinade, said method comprising
placing said meat and a marinade in a bag which can be vacuum sealed,
vacuum sealing said meat and said marinade in said bag without allowing any substantial
time for marination,
preparing a brine solution containing between 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of cruciferous
oil, and
freezing said meat by immersing the vacuum sealed bag in said brine solution at a
temperature between –22 and –43.6°F, whereby,
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