Appeal No. 1997-0347
Application 08/193,654
pulling force, wherein a total pulling force is required to
pull the continuous web of material through the labeling
machine at a predetermined web speed, said second pulling
force being at least 20% of said total pulling force.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner
are:
Harvey 4,239,569 Dec. 16, 1980
Asghar et al. (Asghar) 4,735,664 Apr. 5, 1988
Weiselfish et al. (Weiselfish) 5,230,765 July 27, 1993
Appealed claims 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, and 22 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Harvey in view of Asghar.
Claims 18 and 20 stand similarly rejected under the same
section of the statute over Harvey and Asghar, further in view
of Weiselfish.
We cannot sustain the stated rejections.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a labeling
machine for dispensing labels from a continuous web of mate-
rial which includes a first driving device for imparting a
first pulling force on the continuous web of material and a
second driving device, positioned downstream of the first
driving device, for imparting a second pulling force on the
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