Appeal No. 1999-2446 Page 3
Application No. 08/705,592
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to erosion control,
specifically the use of recycled log and stump waste to
prevent loss of topsoil in locations where soil is temporarily
disturbed by human activity (specification, p. 1). A copy of
the claims under appeal appears in the appendix to the
appellant's brief.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Stacy 1,371,451 Mar. 15,
1921
Scott 1,629,315 May 17,
1927
Grabhorn 5,595,458 Jan. 21,
1997
Claims 6, 7, 9 to 17 and 19 to 25 stand rejected under
the judicially created doctrine of double patenting over the
claims in U.S. Patent No. 5,595,458 to Grabhorn.
Claims 6, 7, 9 to 17 and 19 to 25 stand rejected under
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