Appeal No. 95-0972 Page 19
Application No. 07/650,453
The appellant has grouped claims 22 and 24 as standing or
falling together. Thereby, in accordance with 37 CFR7
§ 1.192(c)(7), claim 24 falls with claim 22. Thus, it follows
that the decision of the examiner to rejection claim 24 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is also affirmed.
Claims 26 through 29
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 26 through 29
under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Claim 26 recites:
A method of reducing leachate from contaminated
soils or landfills, said method comprising:
planting perennial tree stems having an upper and
lower end and preformed root initials at a depth such
that at least two buds at the upper end of the stem
are above the ground and at least two feet of the
lower end is buried; and
allowing the stems to develop roots to remove water
from the soil, thereby preventing further leakage of
water into the contaminated material and reducing
leachate creation.
See page 3 of the appellant's brief.7
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