Ex Parte Fergione et al - Page 7



                  Appeal 2007-1082                                                                                           
                  Application 10/327,383                                                                                     
             1           The Table 6 data shows, inter alia, the following, where “Bulk drug”                                
             2    is taken as being bulk azithromycin:                                                                       
             3                  Sample Type         Tapped Density                                                           
             4                  (g/cc)                                                                                       
             5                                                                                                               
             6                Bulk drug                   0.439                                                              
             7                                                                                                               
             8                  Granulated with         0.563                                                                
             9               EtOH (which is                                                                                  
           10                  ethanol)                                                                                      
           11                                                                                                                
           12                   Granulated with         0.429                                                                
           13                    H2O                                                                                         
           14                                                                                                                
           15                   Granulated with         0.474                                                                
           16                   EtOH:H20                                                                                     
           17                  (50:50)                                                                                       
           18                                                                                                                
           19                                       Claims on appeal                                                         
           20            Claim 1 on appeal is representative of the claimed method.                                          
           21            Claim 1 reads:                                                                                      
           22                    A method of forming non-dihydrate azithromycin granules,                                    
           23                    comprising:                                                                                 
           24                    a) mixing                                                                                   
           25                           (i) a granulating amount of a non-aqueous granulating                                
           26                    liquid,                                                                                     






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