Ex parte LINDSTROM - Page 17




          Appeal No. 1997-2986                                                        
          Application No. 08/260,784                                                  


               The rejection of claims 15 and 22 is affirmed for the                  
          reasons given in the discussion of similar claim 5.                         
               The rejection of claim 16 is reversed for the reasons                  
          given in the discussion of similar claim 6.                                 
               Claim 23, unlike the other claims, calls for storing                   
          finished pieces having the same dimension produced in                       
          accordance with different program routines (e.g., from                      
          different sheets of stock) in the same unloading location                   
          (i.e., pallet location).  Specifically, the claim recites:                  
                    extracting relevant data from a program added to                  
               said production run before the end of said production                  
               run;                                                                   
                    analyzing from the extracted data the dimensions of               
               pieces to be cut from worksheets in accordance with said               
               added program; [and]                                                   
                    routing each piece cut from said added program                    
               having the same dimension as one of said dimensioned                   
               groups of cut pieces to the same location on said surface              
               area of said unloading means where said one dimensioned                
               group of cut pieces are routed.                                        
          We note that the claim language does not require that the                   
          program be added after the start of the production run, and                 
          thus can refer to the identification of the last set of                     
          patterns in a job lot.  Taijonlahti does not explain where                  
          identical pieces are stored on pallet 7 when they appear in                 


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