Appeal No. 2001-0350
Application 09/243,835
Significantly, appellants' arguments at page 10 of the brief
recognize that Wieland pre-aligns a printing plate and then feeds
it by means of a transport means to the printing cylinder itself.
The examiner's characterization of this reference at pages 3 and
4 of the answer is consistent with out study of that reference.
In a system that places and pre-registers a printing plate
on a printing cylinder 12, this pre-registration in Wieland is
aided by the vertical arm assembly 28, 29 (the assembly being
located to the left of Figure 1). The transparent frame 38
thereof in Figure 4 is positioned in such a manner as to aid in
the correct placement of the printing plate itself by means of
the suction fork assembly 49 in Figure 5 and shown generally to
the right portion of the system in Figure 1. The exact
registration upon the printing cylinder is thus guaranteed
according to the teachings in the abstract; column 1, lines 25-
29; the entire Summary of the Invention and particularly column
2, line 48 through column 3, line 34. The discussion at column
3, lines 21 and 22 indicates a highly accurate registration of
the printing plate which is "maintained during the transfer of
the printing plate to the forme cylinder." Column 3, lines 22-
24. The details of the operation of the noted suction fork
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