Appeal No. 2006-0900
Application No. 10/368,915
passing a liquid to be purified through a bed of particles
of said silicone derivatized macromolecule on a particular
support or through a separation membrane having said silicone
derivatized macromolecule supported thereon.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Dvornic et al. 5,902,863 May 11, 1999
(Dvornic)
Neumann-Rodekirch et al. 196 21 741 A1 Dec. 4, 1997
(Neumann)
(German Patent)
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to a purification
process which entails providing a silicone derivatized
macromolecule of the recited group on a particulate support or
separation membrane, and passing a liquid to be purified through
the support or separation membrane. According to appellants,
the claimed support or separation membrane comprising a silicone
derivatized macromolecule is “useful for separating chiral
components from biological or chemical processes in pharma-
ceutical, biopharmaceutical and/or chemical process
applications” (page 2 of Brief, last paragraph).
Appealed claims 39-41, 43, 45, and 46 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Neumann in view of
Dvornic.
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