Appeal No. 95-1110
Application 07/983,173
THE INVENTION
Appellants claim a forage product sealed with tallow and a
method wherein forage is coated with tallow. Claims 1 and 12 are
illustrative and read as follows:
1. A method of storing forage product in a mass having
exposed surfaces comprising:
coating all of the exposed surfaces with a melted tallow
composition;
and allowing the composition to cool to form a seal thereon.
12. A weather-resistant mass of forage product the exposed
surfaces of which are sealed with a tallow composition forming a
protective layer thereon at least 1/4 inch thick.
THE REFERENCES
Chandler et al. (Chandler) 3,468,667 Sep. 23, 1969
Fassauer 3,485,635 Dec. 23, 1969
Wolrab 4,327,537 May 4, 1982
Evans 5,156,870 Oct. 20, 1992
Ikeda et al. (JP ‘752) 61-104752 May 23, 19862,3
(Japanese Kokai patent publication)
2During prosecution, this reference was referred to by its
application number, 59-223850.
3Our discussion of this reference is based on an English
translation thereof, a copy of which is provided to appellants
with this decision.
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