Appeal No. 2002-0146
Application No. 09/110,128
elements arranged in an array in a main scanning direction, and a
platen roller forming a nip between the platen roller and the
thermal head and adapted for pressing a stencil.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A master making device, comprising:
a thermal head including a plurality of heating elements
arranged in an array in a main scanning direction; and
a platen roller forming a nip between said platen roller and
said thermal head and adapted for pressing a stencil, said
platen roller being rotatable and adapted for moving a
stencil in a subscanning direction perpendicular to the main
scanning direction;
wherein a position of said array in the subscanning
direction is downstream by 0.2 mm to 0.8 mm from a center of
said platen roller in the subscanning direction and wherein
said array is located entirely in a perpendicular projection
of an area formed by said nip to thereby reduce a length of
a perforated portion of the stencil to be moved in said nip.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Iwakawa et al. (Iwakawa) JP 3-175056 July 30, 1991
Kobayashi JP 7-156520 June 20, 1995
The admitted prior art described in appellant’s specification.
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers the admitted prior
art in view of Iwakawa with respect to claims 1, 4 and 7-9, and
the examiner adds Kobayashi with respect to claims 2, 3, 5 and 6.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
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