Appeal No. 1997-4282
Application 08/164,608
maintains relative temperature uniformity along the support
member, thereby minimizing thermal distortion caused by heat
transfer between the support member and the heated roll.
THE REFERENCES
Carvill 3,001,296 Sep. 26,
1961
Schraud (DE ‘620) 29 29 620 Feb. 12,1
1981
(German Offenlegungsschrift)
THE REJECTION
Claims 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Carvill in view of DE ‘620.
OPINION
We reverse the aforementioned rejection. We need to
address only claim 3, which is the sole independent claim.
Carvill discloses an apparatus which differs from that
of appellants only in that Carvill’s support member interior
1 Citations herein to this reference are to the English
translation thereof which is of record.
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