Appeal No. 2006-0869
Application No. 09/847,883
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23. In a cleaning wipe for use in cleaning an electronics fabrication
industry clean room comprising a wipe substrate wetted with a cleaning solution,
the improvement which resides in a cleaning wipe having low volatile organic
chemical and low nonvolatile residue properties comprising a wipe substrate
wetted with a solution consisting essentially of water and from 0.001% to 0.5% by
weight of an acetylenic diol.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as evidence of
obviousness:
Watts et al. (Watts) 0 389 612 B1 Oct. 03, 1990
(published European Patent Application)
Wilkinson et al. (Wilkinson) 0 830 890 A1 Mar. 25, 1998
(published European Patent Application)
Morin et al. (Morin) 6,189,189 Feb. 20, 2001
Claims 4-11, 13-19 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Morin in view of Wilkinson (Answer, page 3). Claims 20 and 22
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Morin in view of
Wilkinson and Watts (Answer, page 6). We reverse both grounds of rejection on appeal
essentially for the reasons stated in the Brief, Reply Brief and those reasons set forth
below.
OPINION
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