Appeal No. 2000-1667 Page 2
Application No. 09/071,305
Appellant’s claimed subject matter is a method of
resurfacing a gravel road in which the surface is ripped, the
course and fine material separated and the material deposited
onto the road such that course material is deposited on top of
the fine material.
Claim 18 is illustrative of the claims on appeal:
18. A method for resurfacing a gravel road having a
surface, the gravel road including fine material and coarse
material, the method comprising the steps of:
ripping the surface of the gravel road to break up fine
and coarse material near the surface of the gravel road using
a plurality of teeth spaced along a ripper bar, the plurality
of teeth being located to penetrate the surface of the gravel
road; and
separating coarse material from fine material such that
coarse material is deposited on top of the fine material.
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Scheunemann 1,523,084 Jan. 13, 1925
Bach et al. (Bach) 2,775,438 Dec. 25,
1956
Cicin-Sain 4,682,428 Jul. 28, 1987
Constantin 5,071,284 Dec. 10, 1991
Henthorn 5,351,761 Oct. 4, 1994
THE REJECTIONS
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