Appeal No. 1998-1390
Application 08/607,441
substantially round shape without rugged edges and without
elongated protruding portions, thereby increasing the bulking
density of the treated wood meal;
b) plurality of particles fixed on the surfaces of
said wood meal granules by an external pressing force;
c) said particles being smaller than said wood meal
granules such that said wood meal granules are coated with
said particles; and
d) said particles being harder than said wood meal
granules such that said particles are pressed into said wood
meal granule surfaces from the application of the external
pressing force.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:
Nara et al. (Nara) 4,915,987 Apr. 10,
1990
Motegi et al. (Motegi) 4,687,793 Aug. 18,
1987
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over Nara in view of Motegi.
We reverse.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to wood meal
comprising wood meal granules of substantially rounded shape
without rugged edges and elongated protruding portions which
are coated on the granule surface with a plurality of smaller
and harder particles pressed into the wood meal granule
surface. The rounded shape of the wood meal is produced by
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