Appeal No. 2001-1209
Application No. 09/106,281
a motor connected to the platen roller for
rotating the same at a speed set by the processing
means so that the sheet is transferred by the platen
roller at a predetermined speed regardless of a
temperature of the platen roller.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Fukumoto et al. (Fukumoto) 5,160,944 Nov. 03, 1992
Pfeuffer 5,170,215 Dec. 08, 1992
Masaru JP 08-090747 Apr. 09, 1996
(Published Japanese Patent Application)
Claims 2-9 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner offers Fukumoto in view
of Pfeuffer with respect to claims 2-8, and adds Masaru to the
basic combination with respect to claim 9.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Brief (Paper No. 13) and the
Supplemental Examiner’s Answer (Paper No. 16) for the respective
details.1
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the Examiner and the evidence of
obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the
1 The Examiner submitted the Supplemental Examiner’s Answer in response
to a remand from the Board. In this decision, we will refer to the
Supplemental Examiner’s Answer as simply the Answer.
3
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