Appeal No. 1998-2358 Page 11
Application No. 08/396,243
required by claim 2. Rather, Schultz simply senses when the
cart is full and shuts off the folder 11 (see, e.g., column 2,
lines 21-34, and column 6, lines 61-65). With respect to claim
7, we observe that Schultz sets off an alarm 59 when the cart
is full rather providing an indicator lamp. Therefore, we will
not sustain the rejection of claims 2-4 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. §
103 based on the combined teachings of Cardenas, Breski and
Schultz.
Rejections (3) and (4):
Both of these rejections are based on the examiner's view
that Chandhoke discloses a "cart" and that it would have been
obvious to employ the "cart" of Chandhoke with the stacker of
Cardenas "in order to transport the stacks of forms to a
desired location and to provide forms handling means which will
allow the stacking process to occur smoothly and continuously"
(answer, page 11). We must point out, however, that terms in a
claim should be construed in a manner consistent with the
specification and construed as those skilled in the art would
construe them. In re Bond, 910 F.2d 831, 833, 15 USPQ2d 1566,
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