Appeal 2007-2556
Application 10/274,711
specifically including cranberry juice, to which herbal extracts and amino
acids may be added.11 Collins lists both arginine and methionine as
examples of amino acids to add.12 Zinc and selenium are specifically
suggested mineral additions.13 In short, Collins teaches all of the ingredients
in claim 1 as suggested additions to his food supplement.
Zhao is concerned with producing a satisfying food or drink with less
of the "empty sweet-sour water related disadvantages" she ascribes to
current health drinks.14 Zhao provides guidance to the advantages and
disadvantages of common additions to such compositions. A table15 entitled
"Providing & Using Amino Acids" discusses the pros and cons of arginine
and methionine. She also teaches the use of zinc and selenium,16
Echinacea,17 cranberry,18 and gingko,19 but not usnea barbata. Zhao also
recommends the use of cyanocobalamin,20 which is the common synthetic
vitamin B12 analogue that Collins wishes to see replaced with
adenosylcobalamin.
Mehansho and his colleagues disclose beverages for providing
minerals and fiber in a stable, palatable formulation.21 They specifically
11 Collins ¶¶0082-0083.
12 Collins ¶0046. We note that amino acids in the human diet typically have
an L conformation.
13 Collins ¶0043.
14 Zhao ¶¶0001-0002.
15 Zhao pp. 10-11.
16 Zhao ¶173; see also ¶¶0064, 0085 & 102.
17 Zhao ¶0130, 0131 & 0192 (for infections).
18 Zhao ¶¶0148 (for flavor and treating urinary tract infections) & 0178 (for
kidney stones). We note that the bladder is part of the urinary tract.
19 Zhao ¶0190 (for osteoporosis).
20 Zhao ¶0091.
21 Mehansho 1:11-56.
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