Appeal No. 2001-0672
Application No. 08/856,466
1. A machine for inspecting glass bottles comprising
an elliptical first conveyor having parallel linear front and rear portions,
means for displacing bottles sequentially along the linear front portion of
said elliptical first conveyor including a first cam,
means for displacing bottles sequentially along the linear rear portion of
said elliptical first conveyor including a second cam,
means for inspecting bottles displaced along said front and rear linear
portions including
at least one inspection station located proximate said
front linear portion, and
at least one inspection station located proximate said
rear linear portion,
a second conveyor for delivering bottles to said linear front portion of said
elliptical conveyor proximate a start of said first cam, and
a third conveyor for receiving bottles from said linear rear portion of said
elliptical conveyor proximate an end of said second cam.
No references are relied on by the examiner.
Claims 1-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, first paragraph, as relying on a
nonenabling disclosure.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of
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