Appeal No. 1997-0595 Page 2
Application No. 08/154,911
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a cushioning
conversion machine including a pad-transferring assembly
(specification, p. 1). An understanding of the invention can
be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 3, which appears
in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Engel 2,101,170 Dec. 7,
1937
Johnson 3,509,797 May 5,
1970
Ottaviano 4,237,776 Dec.
9, 1980
(Ottaviano '776)
Ottaviano 4,557,716 Dec.
10, 1985
(Ottaviano '716)
D'Angelo et al. 4,699,031 Oct. 13,
1987
(D'Angelo)
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