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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROGER FRANET, DAMIEN FAIVRE and DAVID DEMESMAY
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Appeal No. 2004-0864
Application 09/850,924
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, TIMM and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10.
Claims 1 and 8 are representative of the subject matter on
appeal, and are set forth below:
1. In a combination including a mowing implement
capable of forming a windrow therebehind and a windrow
grouper arrangement mounted on the mowing implement for
pivoting vertically between a lowered working position
wherein crop discharged by the mowing implement is
intercepted and conveyed sideways to form a windrow
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