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          Appeal No. 1996-2624                                                        
          Application No. 08/186,352                                                  


                    zone and a substantially constant second surface                  
                    speed as said parts are applied in said application               
                    zone.                                                             
               Independent method claim 20 recites:                                   
                         20. A method for receiving discrete parts                    
                    travelling at a first speed and applying said parts               
                    to a substrate web travelling at a second speed,                  
                    said method comprising the steps of:                              
                         a) providing a rotatable transferring means for              
                    receiving said discrete parts in a receiving zone                 
                    and applying said parts to said substrate web in an               
                    application zone; and                                             
                         b) rotating said transferring means at a                     
                    substantially constant first surface speed which                  
                    substantially equals said first speed of said                     
                    discrete part as said discrete parts are received in              
                    said receiving zone and a substantially constant                  
                    second surface speed which substantially equals said              
                    second speed of said substrate web as said discrete               
                    parts are applied to said substrate web in said                   
                    application zone wherein said rotating is provided                
                    by a drive means which includes at least one                      
                    rotatable noncircular drive gear and a driven means               
                    which includes at least one rotatable noncircular                 
                    driven gear, said drive gear being configured to                  
                    engage and rotate said driven gear which rotates                  
                    said transferring means at a variable speed.                      
               Bosse discloses a bag-making machine for applying handles              
          and reinforcing sheets at intervals along a traveling web of                
          bag-making material (col. 1, lines 3-8).  The disclosed                     
          machine                                                                     




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