Appeal No. 1999-2851
Application No. 09/127,347
web for receiving the ink web from the supply spool, wherein the take-up
spool is drivingly connectable to the constant torque clutch for rotatably
driving the take-up spool at a constant torque and winding the ink web
thereon during printing operations, and wherein the take-up spool defines a
predetermined, first overall diameter without receiving the ink web and a
greater second overall diameter upon receiving the predetermined length of
ink web, the predetermined length of the ink web and the predetermined first
overall diameter of the take-up spool having values such that the second
overall diameter is within approximately 10% of the first overall diameter for
maintaining a substantially constant tension within the ink web, and in
conjunction with the sprockets and controller thereby maintaining registration
between the print head and sheet material during printing operations.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Hevenor et al. (Hevenor) EP 0 607 539 A2 Jul. 27, 1994
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Hevenor.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the examiner's
answer (Paper No. 9, mailed May 25, 1999) for the examiner's reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the appellant's brief (Paper No. 8, filed May 12, 1999) and reply brief
(Paper No. 10, filed Jun. 8, 1999) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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