Ex Parte Kilby et al - Page 3

                  Appeal 2007-1581                                                                                         
                  Application 10/670,113                                                                                   

             1           The Examiner rejected claim 64 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being                                  
             2    anticipated by Schneider.                                                                                
             3           The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on                              
             4    appeal is:                                                                                               
             5           Euverard                    US 4,522,292                 Jun. 11, 1985                           
             6           Schneider                    US 5,317,859                 Jun. 07, 1994                           
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             8           Appellants contend that Euverard does not disclose a grouping                                     
             9    apparatus for receiving individual wrapped bakery products and a separate                                
           10     transfer apparatus for moving groups of wrapped bakery products from the                                 
           11     grouping apparatus to the turntable.                                                                     
           12            Appellants also contend that Schneider does not disclose the step of                              
           13     moving patterns of wrapped bakery products directly from the turntable into                              
           14     bakery trays.                                                                                            
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           16                                           ISSUES                                                             
           17            The first issue is whether the Appellants have shown that the                                     
           18     Examiner erred in finding that Euverard discloses a grouping apparatus for                               
           19     receiving individual wrapped bakery products and a separate transfer                                     
           20     apparatus for moving groups of wrapped bakery products from the grouping                                 
           21     apparatus to the turntable.                                                                              
           22            The second issue is whether the Appellants have shown that the                                    
           23     Examiner erred in finding that Schneider discloses the step of moving                                    
           24     patterns of wrapped bakery products directly from the turntable into bakery                              
           25     trays.                                                                                                   
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