Appeal No. 96-3645
Application 08/154,167
deposited mail bears a minimum amount. Column 10, lines 33-38.
Similarly, Wright discloses a system for combating
counterfeit metering and not for checking whether deposited
mail bears a minimum amount. Column 13, lines 49-53.
The examiner has attempted to stretch the teachings of
the references beyond what they would suggest to one skilled
in the art. We are unable to find any suggestion in the
combined teachings of Wright and Whitehouse for a mail
processing system that automatically scans bar codes to
determine whether a minimum denomination of postage is affixed
and reject mail pieces having a stamp below the minimum.
CONCLUSION
The rejection of Claims 9 and 10 is not sustained.
REVERSED
ERROL A. KRASS )
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