Appeal No. 2001-1486
Application No. 09/137,218
In light of the above, the rejection of claims 135 and 147 as
being unpatentable over Johnson in view of Reid, as well as claims
143-146 and 150-153 that depend from one or the other of claims 135
and 147 and stand similarly rejected, shall not be sustained.
Rejections (b) and (c)
Claim 141 depends from claim 135 and stands rejected as being
unpatentable over Johnson in view of Reid and further in view of
Jensen. Claim 142 also depends from claim 135 and stands rejected
as being unpatentable over Johnson in view of Reid and further in
view of Armington. We have carefully reviewed the Jensen and
Armington references additionally relied upon in these rejections
but find nothing therein that makes up for the deficiencies of
Johnson and Reid discussed above. For this reason, the rejection
of claims 141 and 142 also shall not be sustained.
Rejection (d)
Independent claim 157 is directed to the combination of a
vertically oriented cushioning conversion machine (300) for
converting a sheet stock material into a cushioning product whereby
the stock material passes through the machine in an upstream to
downstream direction that is substantially vertical, a stand (306)
for supporting the machine, and a holder for a roll of stock
material (683). The stand includes a frame and a pair of laterally
7
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007