Appeal 2007-0510
Application 10/699,507
1 The Appellants define “program control” as meaning that the
2 equipment used to provide the plurality of lubricating oil additive
3 compositions or lubricating oil compositions is automated and controlled by
4 a microprocessor or other computer controlled device. Specification at 6:13-
5 17.
6 2. Kolosov
7 The invention disclosed in Kolosov relates to high throughput screens
8 for evaluating the rheological properties of a material. Kolosov, para.
9 [0002].
10 The invention may be used to screen or test flowable materials such as
11 lubricants. Kolosov, para. [0042].
12 The invention is said to have particular utility in connection with
13 screening a number of different material forms including oils. Kolosov,
14 para. [0043].
15 The invention can be used to analyze the resulting properties of a
16 particular flowable sample material or the relative or comparative effects
17 that an additive has upon a particular flowable sample material, e.g., the
18 effect of a detergent, a flow modifier, or the like. Kolosov, para. [0043].
19 Properties that may be measured include viscosity, density, thermal
20 degradation, aging characteristics, relative or absolute component
21 concentration, chemical composition, presence and amounts of other low-
22 molecular weight impurities in samples, and agglomeration or assemblage of
23 molecules. Kolosov, para. [0065].
24 A plurality of samples may be employed in the disclosed screening
25 method. Kolosov, para. [0056].
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