Appeal No. 2001-1404
Application No. 09/145,399
The PAXAR 8500 document teaches a loop fold attachment4
that folds and presses a label. The looper clamps and folds
the label in the center of the set length. The folded label
is then mechanically transported into heater jaws which iron
down the folded crease. The folded label receives a total of
three heated presses before being delivered to a stacker.5
The patent to Parker addresses non-woven sheets of
thermoplastic synthetic polymer that are folded into layers
with heat-insulating fabric therebetween, followed by heating
and pressing to effect heat sealing.
Simply stated, the patent to Gilchrist does not address a
method or apparatus for making a looped label. Instead, this
4This document was acknowledged as prior art by appellant
in the specification (page 1). Additionally, appellant also
referred to U.S. Patent Nos. 3,106,809 and 3,776,441. The
former patent relates to an apparatus and method for feeding a
continuous strip of label material, cutting labels into
individual lengths, folding the labels using a cam, heating
(heater block) and pressing (presser plates) the labels in
their folded position to insure a permanent crease, and
pushing the labels into cartons.
5We note appellant’s description of this reference on
page 9 of the main brief.
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