Appeal No. 1997-2986 Application No. 08/260,784 different stacks on conveyor 2, as would happen if Taijonlahti's apparatus is used to sort and store pieces cut from two sheets of stock in accordance with a two identical program routines. Nevertheless, we are of the opinion that it would have been obvious to deposit identical pieces made in accordance with different program routines (e.g., from different sheets of stock) in the same location on the pallet in order to conserve space on the pallet. Consequently, the rejection of claim 23 is also affirmed. - 18 -Page: Previous 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007