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            The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not        
            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.        

                                                            Paper No. 13              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte GARY J. SECKEL                                
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0019                                  
                             Application No. 09/240,197                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1-10, 16 and 21-26.  Claims 11-15 and 17-20,            
          the only other claims currently pending in the application, have            
          been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as not            
          being readable on the elected species.                                      
               Appellant’s invention pertains to a multi-purpose, trailer             
          mounted, farm apparatus comprising means for forming bales, means           
          for splitting logs, and a hydraulic system for operating the                





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