In Re Rhodes

HATFIELD, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting appealed claims 14 to 17, inclusive, in appellant’s application for a patent for an alleged invention relating to an agricultural implement for marking the ground for irrigation purposes.

The marking plows are designed to be raised or lowered as desired by the operator, and they may be laterally adjusted, but such adjustment depends upon the lateral adjustment of the wheels of the implement.

Claim 14 is illustrative. It reads:

“14.…