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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Application Number: 13820183
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`Filing Date: 19-Mar-2013
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`Tltle of Invention:
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`Enhancement of Potato Tuber Sprouting Inhibitors Using Various
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`First Named InventorIApplica nt Name:
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`Title Of Invention:
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`Enhancement of Potato Tuber Sproutlng Inhibitors Using Various
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`Application No.
`Applicantts)
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` 13razo,1ss KNOWLES ET AL.
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`Application/Control Number: 13/820,183
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`Art Unit: 1793
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`REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE
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`The following is an examiner‘s statement of reasons for allowance: a method of
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`inhibiting sprouting in potato tubers during storage and composition comprising
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`simultaneously or substantially simultaneously applying during storage of the potato
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`tubers a composition comprising i) one or more sprout inhibiting agents selected from
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`the group consisting of o,B-unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes: o,B-unsaturated aliphatic
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`ketones; C3 to (314 saturated aliphatic aldehydes; 03 to C14 saturated aliphatic
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`ketones; 03 to (314 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic primary alcohols; C3 to C14
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`saturated or unsaturated aliphatic secondary alcohols; E ii) one or more sprout
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`inhibitors selected from the group consisting of chlorpropham, dimethylnaphthalene,
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`diisopropylnaphthalene, carvone, and an essential oil is not taught nor fairly suggested
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`by the prior art or any combination thereof.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on
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