The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte BRYAN W. WOLF __________ Appeal No. 2006-2467 Application No. 10/157,644 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before SCHEINER, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges. GREEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11, 13-15 and 17. Claims 1, 7 and 13 are the independent claims on appeal, and read as follows: 1. A method for blunting the postprandial glycemic response to a meal, said method comprising feeding an individual from about 2 grams to about 30 grams of a source of supplemental fructose from about 10 minutes to about 90 minutes prior to a meal, wherein the source of supplemental fructose is selected from the group consisting of liquid fructose, powder fructose and crystalline fructose, in a dosage form selected from the group consisting of sachet, tablet, caplet, lozenge, powder, syrup and liquid. 7. A method for modulating blood glucose, said method comprising feeding an individual from about 2 grams to about 30Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007