Appeal No. 96-1687
Application No. 08/192,067
The appellant's invention is directed to a rotary die
machine of the type used to cut blanks from a thin web of
material passing through the nip of the dies. The subject matter
before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 1, which
is reproduced in an appendix to the APPLICANT’S NEW BRIEF.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Bell et al. (Bell) 4,759,247 Jul. 26, 1988
Fokos et al. (Fokos) 5,001,950 Mar. 26, 1991
Kakko-Chiloff 5,058,472 Oct. 22, 1991
Swiss patent (Swiss ‘931) 326,931 Jan. 15, 19582
European patent (EP ‘559) 234,559 Feb. 25, 19872
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-6 and 17-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Kakko-Chiloff in view of EP ‘559 and
Bell.
Claims 7-9 and 21-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Kakko-Chiloff in view of EP ‘559, Bell
and Swiss ‘931.
2Translations enclosed.
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