Appeal No. 2002-0420
Application No. 09/230,776
a) an unwind roll, said roll adapted to hold a roll of
oxygen scavenging film, the film comprising an oxidizable
organic compound;
b) an apparatus for triggering said film, the apparatus
comprising at least one lamp adapted to emit pulses of UV
light having a wavelength of between 200 and 400 nanometers;
c) a series of rollers that define a film path
extending from the unwind roll to the apparatus for triggering
the film;
d) an apparatus for packaging articles; and
e) means for advancing triggered film from the
apparatus for triggering to the apparatus for packaging
articles.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Dunn et al. (Dunn) 5,034,235 July 23,
1991
Speer et al. (Speer) 0,520,257 Dec. 30, 1992
European Patent Document
THE REJECTION
Claims 26 through 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Speer in view of Dunn.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s brief (Paper No.
15) and to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 17) for the
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