The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte GARY J. SECKEL _____________ Appeal No. 2001-0019 Application No. 09/240,197 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ 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 Claims 11-15 and 17-20, the only other claims currently pending in the application, have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as not being readable on the elected species.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 thePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007