Appeal 2007-1787
Application 10/742,187
10. The spreader machine of Anderson includes a product applicator
control system 500 which includes, inter alia, a GPS receiver/processor 508 and a
FALCONŽ control system 502 (Anderson, col. 7, ll. 57-61).
11. The control system 502 can be adapted, using algorithmic software, to
sense, measure, report and reposition the spinner spreader funnel apparatus 200,
on-the-go, in near real-time by way of controlling the movement of the linear
actuator arm 204 (Anderson, col. 7, l. 65 to col. 8, l. 2).
12. Geographic land area reference point data representing specific
locations to readjust positioning of the funnel apparatus 200 are entered into a
database 512 (Anderson, col. 8, ll. 21-24).
13. As the spreader machine traverses the geographic land area to be
treated, the control system 500 retrieves and stores speed and position data
obtained from the GPS receiver 508 (Anderson, col. 8, ll. 28-30).
14. At each geographic land area reference point, the control system 200
retrieves the current funnel position data as well as the stored crop input map data
to determine a new funnel apparatus 200 position for the desired product spreading
pattern and/or product delivery rate (Anderson, col. 8, ll. 32-38).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
“Section 103 forbids issuance of a patent when ‘the differences between the
subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject
matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a
person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.’” KSR
Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 127 S.Ct. 1727, 1734, 82 USPQ2d 1385, 1391 (2007).
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