Ex Parte Maza et al - Page 3

                Appeal 2007-1678                                                                             
                Application 09/800,547                                                                       

                      wherein the adjustable motor operates at up to about 3,600 rpm;                        
                      said process having a throughput rate of about 100 pounds per minute                   
                to about 1,000 pounds per minute;                                                            
                      [wherein] the dressing being [is] mayonnaise or a salad dressing and                   
                an oil phase and an emulsifier phase are raw ingredients combined in the                     
                pre-mix tank;                                                                                
                      further wherein the mayonnaise and salad dressing are made in the                      
                same production line; and                                                                    
                      wherein said dressing comprises about 0.1 to about 0.3% emulsifier.                    
                (emphasis added.)                                                                            
                      The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show                      
                unpatentability:                                                                             
                Trainor   US 4,423,084   Dec. 27, 1983                                                       
                Ross    US 5,632,596   May 27, 1997                                                          
                Akashe   US 6,235,336 B1   May 22, 2001                                                      

                      The rejections maintained by the Examiner are as follows:                              
                   1. Claims 1, 3, 5, 6, 8-11, 13-16, 18-26, and 28 are rejected under 35                    
                      U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Trainor in view of Ross; and                      
                   2. Claim 29 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over                     
                      Akashe in view of Ross.                                                                








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