Appeal 2007-2375
Application 10/319,843
(b) an additional compound on the surface of said original
granulated feed additive in an amount of 0.02-2 wt% of the total weight of
said dust-free animal feed composition, said additional compound being
selected from the group consisting of: an edible oil; a silicone oil; and
polyethylene glycol;
and wherein said substantially dust-free animal feed composition comprises
L-lysine in an amount of 30-90 wt% based upon the total weight of said
composition and wherein at least 97% of said substantially dust-free animal
feed composition has a mean particle size of 0.1-1.8 mm.
2. PRIOR ART
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Ito GB 2249466 May 13, 1992
Binder US 5,431,933 Jul. 11, 1995
Beirne GB 2293304 Mar. 27, 1996
Mori EP 0743016 Nov. 20, 1996
Becker US 5,814,501 Sep. 29, 1998
Simonsen US 2002/0119201 Aug. 29, 2002
3. OBVIOUSNESS
Claims 34-51 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over
Mori in view of Ito, Beirne, Simonsen, Becker, and Binder.1 The Examiner
relies on Mori for disclosing “mixing lysine containing fermentation broth
granules and lysine granules with fatty acid ester salts . . . to obtain free-
flowing compositions with less caking tendency” (Answer 4). The
1 The Examiner relies on six references. However, because we conclude that
the combination of Mori, Beirne, and Binder render claim 34 obvious, we
need not discuss Ito, Simonsen, or Becker.
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