Appeal No. 2002-2125
Application No. 09/078,914
a conveyor system for conveying the printed products along a
path of travel in an overlapping imbricated stream and such that a
border region of the printed surface of each printed product is
exposed by the imbricated overlap,
label applying means disposed along the path of travel for
applying a partially transparent contrast label to the exposed
border region of each printed product so as to overlie the
printing on the printed surface of the printed product and to
allow the printing to be seen therethrough, said label applying
means comprising means mounting a supply roll of a strip of
partially transparent label forming material, a cutting system for
withdrawing the strip from the supply roll and cutting the same
into individual labels, and an application device for sequentially
applying the individual labels onto the printed products, and
printing means for printing information onto each label.
The References
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the
examiner relies upon the following references:
Doane et al. (Doane) 2,715,975 Aug. 23, 1955
Jackson 4,149,711 Apr. 17, 1979
Popat et al. (Popat) 5,407,718 Apr. 18, 1995
The Rejections
Claims 5-8, 11, and 19-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as obvious over Doane in view of Jackson and Popat.
The Invention
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for applying
printed text. Multiple printed products are conveyed in an
overlapping (“imbricated”) stream, which provides for an exposed
border region in each of the products. A partially transparent
label is applied over the printed product, and the underlying
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