Appeal No. 98-3125
Application Nos. 08/294,730, 90/003,655, 90/003,826 and
90/004,552
depends from independent claim 1 and also makes reference to
"said low friction region." Since Sepling has no "low3
friction region" as set forth in claims 2 and 3 on appeal, and
no main conveyor with the added structure defined in claim 5
on appeal, we will not sustain the examiner’s rejection of
these claims.
Independent claim 6 on appeal defines an apparatus for
debarking tree length logs comprising: a generally horizontal
rotary drum debarker; power means for continuously rotating
the drum of the debarker; a generally horizontal chain
conveyor means having a conveying surface below the axis of
rotation of the drum for conveying groups of tree length logs
toward the drum, with said chain conveyor means having a chain
return headspool at its discharge end; drive means for
continuously driving the chain conveyor means; and "a
3We note that there is no proper antecedent basis in
claim 1 for "said low friction region" as set forth in
dependent claim 5 on appeal, and that we have accordingly
added, pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b), a new
ground of rejection, infra, under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph.
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