Appeal No. 95-0678
Application 07/938,960
This reference discloses seeds coated with adjuvant-containing
gels (col. 3, lines 29-35). One of the disclosed gel materials
is guar gum (col. 4, lines 66-67).
Appellant argues that Hinkes coats flame delinted cottonseed
and therefore is not concerned with making fuzzy cottonseed
flowable (brief, page 11). We are not persuaded by this argument
because Hinkes broadly teaches that applying the pretreatment
coating is preferred “where the seed surface is covered with
linters or short fibers, e.g., cotton seed” (col. 1, lines 50-
52). Thus, the cottonseed used by Hinkes does not appear to be
limited to that which has been flame delinted. Furthermore,
Hinkes teaches that the cottonseed, even after flame delinting,
is covered with short fibers (col. 1, lines 53-55). Such
partially delinted cottonseed falls within the scope of “fuzzy
cottonseed” as that term is used by appellant (specification,
page 11). Since Hinkes’ precoating covers the fibers on the
seeds (col. 1, lines 55-58), it appears to make the seeds
flowable.
Appellant argues that there is no teaching to combine Hinkes
and Redenbaugh (brief, page 18). This argument is not convincing
because in view of the teaching by Hinkes that vegetable gums can
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