Appeal No. 96-0356
Application 08/163,635
1. An apparatus for moving a sheet, including:
a first roller;
a second roller; and
means for rotating said first roller in a first direction,
said rotating means being adapted to rotate said second roller
simultaneously with said first roller and being adapted to enable
said second roller to idle simultaneously with said first roller
rotating in the first direction, said rotating means rotating
said second roller in the first direction and in a second
direction opposed to the first direction.
THE REFERENCES
The following references were relied on by the examiner:
Sato et al. (Sato) 4,105,199 Aug. 8, 1978
Tonomura et al. (Tonomura) 59-97957 2 June 6, 1984
(Japan)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 3-5, 7, 8 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which appellants regard as the invention.
Claims 1 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Sato.
Claims 1, 3, 9 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Yoshinobu.
2 Translation attached.
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