Appeal No. 2000-0582
Application 08/851,017
Wieland 4,833,989 May 30, 1989
Malachowski et al. 5,219,159 Jun. 15, 1993
(Malachowski)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 3 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by Wieland.
Claims 2 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Wieland in view of Malachowski.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 11 and 13) and to the examiner’s final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 9 and 12) for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner with
regard to the merits of these rejections.
DISCUSSION
I. The 35 U.S.C. 102(b) rejection of claims 1, 3 and 8
Wieland discloses a method and apparatus for laterally
aligning a sheet in a rotary printing machine. The
apparatus includes a sheet transfer drum 1 having a groove 7
in its peripheral surface, an axially shiftable carriage 8
disposed in the groove, a plurality of gripper fingers 12
arrayed on the carriage, a control roller 19 mounted on one
end of the carriage, a control cam 22 located adjacent the
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