(under the class definition) Processes wherein a plant member or an animal specimen, near or in its natural state, is coated.
(1) Note. The intent must be to preserve the member or specimen near to the way it would be in nature. Coating for
use as clothing or lumber is excluded.
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2.1+, for processes in which a medical or dental purpose product, a part thereof, a subcombination thereof, or an intermediate thereof, is coated or impregnated, for example, preparing a biological specimen.
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8, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers, 94.11, for reactive treatment of biological specimens.
47, Plant Husbandry, for processes of preserving living plants which are more than a coating operation for this class (427). Processes of coating living plants with compositions which do not have any effect upon the growth characteristics of the plant are classified in this subclass (Class 427,
4, ).
131, Tobacco,
299, and 300+ for processes of preserving, disinfecting and sterilizing tobacco.
424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions, for coating a living body and read the notes for the line with this class.
504, Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions,
100, for seeds coated with agricultural chemicals other than fertilizers; e.g., antidotes, plant growth regulators, fungicides, etc., and subclasses 116+ for processes and compositions in which the coating material exerts an effect upon the growth of the plant.
