Appeal 2007-0062
Application 10/706,797
1 2. Applicants copied claims 20-23 and 30-32 of the Gates patent and
2 presented them as claims 48-51 and 58-60 for purposes of provoking an
3 interference.
4 3. Independent claims 48 and 58 are as follows:
5 48. A method of filling a bag with a material and sealing a bag;
6 the method comprising the steps of:
7 (a) providing an empty collapsed bag on a bag holder;
8 (b) opening the bag;
9 (c) filling the bag with material;
10 (d) grasping the opposed top edges of the bag with a pair of
11 grabber arms;
12 (e) pulling the grasped top edges of the bag apart;
13 (f) delivering the bag to a sealing apparatus; and
14 (g) sealing the bag,
15 wherein step (f) includes the steps of providing a pair of finger
16 assemblies and moving the finger assemblies up, over, and down over
17 the top edges of the bag.
18 58. A method of filling a bag with a material and sealing a bag;
19 the method comprising the steps of:
20 (a) providing an empty collapsed bag on a bag holder;
21 (b) filling the bag with material;
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