Appeal No. 97-3998
Application 08/302,168
the application.
The invention relates to a method for marking a
longitudinal identification stripe on the external surface of
a strand of material such as tubing, wire or rope. Claim 16
is illustrative and reads as follows:
16. A method for marking a longitudinal stripe on an
external surface of a flexible strand of material, said method
comprising the steps of:
providing a reservoir;
providing said reservoir with a marking medium;
providing a nib which receives said marking medium from
said reservoir;
providing a guide and locating said guide in association
with said nib so as to position the external surface of said
flexible strand of material to be marked in a select
orientation against said nib when said flexible strand of
material is positioned against said nib;
positioning said flexible strand of material against said
guide with the external surface of said flexible strand of
material being in said select orientation against said nib;
and
drawing said flexible strand of material through said
guide while positioning said flexible strand of material
against said guide, thereby marking the external surface of
said flexible strand of material with a longitudinal stripe of
said marking medium.
The reference relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
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