Appeal No. 1999-1317
Application No. 08/632,216
Kish discloses a label applicator comprising a roll 10 of
tape 11 of integral labels, feed rolls 13, 14, a reciprocable
label cutting knife 15, drive rolls 16, 17, a label guide
plate 20, an idler roll 21, a label applicator drum 22, label
moistening means 23, and a planar support member 25, these
components being arranged as shown in Figure 1. The tape of
labels apparently is linerless. In use,
[e]ach successive label cut from tape 11 by the
knife 15 and delivered to a first position between
the drum 22 and roll 21 is adapted to be retained by
a partial vacuum existing at the outer cylindrical
periphery of the drum so as to be arcuately
transported by the drum past a suitable label
moistening means 23 to a second position from which
they may be progressively rolled or pressed onto the
upper surface of an envelope 24 or other document
that is moved along the planer support member 25 and
passed [sic] the lower side of the drum 22 by
suitable feed roll means 26 [column 1, line 68,
through column 2, line 10].
According to the examiner, it would have been obvious to
one having ordinary skill in the art “to substitute linerless
label stock for [Fayolle’s] . . . because Kish shows that
vacuum drum labeling is conventional with linerless label
stock” (answer, pages 4 and 5).
As pointed out above, however, it is not apparent, nor
has the examiner cogently explained, how the label applying
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