Appeal No. 2002-1267 Page 2
Application No. 09/333,928
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to tools for folding sheet-like blanks around
block-shaped commodities in wrapping machines (title). A copy of the dependent
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief. Claim 1, the
only independent claim on appeal, reads as follows:
A tool for conversion of discrete deformable blanks into envelopes for
block shaped commodities, comprising
at least one lightweight carrier having at least one active surface shaped
to deform a blank; and
at least one wear-resistant liner covering and in contact with said active
surface,
said liner having a blank deforming surface adjacent to the active surface
of said carrier,
said liner comprising a different material than said carrier.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Adams et al. (Adams) 5,249,416 Oct. 5, 1993
Focke et al. (Focke) 5,588,286 Dec. 31, 1996
Spada et al. (Spada) 5,653,086 Aug. 5, 1997
Claims 1 to 6, 8, 9 and 18 to 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Spada in view of Focke.
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