Appeal No. 2001-1214 Page 2
Application No. 09/213,726
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a device for operating a rotary printing press
which includes an inking unit having at least one ink distributor roller that oscillates
axially with a variable stroke amplitude (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under
appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Hummel et al. (Hummel) 4,513,663 Apr. 30, 1985
Travnicek et al. (Travnicek) GB 2 180 502 A Apr. 1, 1987
The rejections before us in this appeal as set forth in the final rejection are:
(1) Claims 17 to 19, 22 and 25 to 28 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Hummel.
(2) Claims 17 to 19, 22 to 24 and 28 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Travnicek.
(3) Claims 25 to 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Travnicek in
view of Hummel.
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