Appeal No. 2002-0072 Page 2
Application No. 08/956,912
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a device for forming a longitudinal fold in
signatures1 being conveyed by a conveyor system. An understanding of the invention
can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which has been reproduced below.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Odeau 4,549,728 Oct. 29, 1985
Kobler 4,720,091 Jan. 19, 1988
Claims 1, 2, 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Kobler.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Kobler in view of Odeau.2
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the Answer
(Paper No. 22) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and
to the Brief (Paper No. 21) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 24) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
1A “signature” is a printed, cut and folded paper product formulated from a web of blank paper.
2A rejection of claims 1-3, 7 and 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, was withdrawn in
the Answer.
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