Appeal No. 2005-2297 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/143,209
The appellant's invention relates to an adjustable, self-correcting web substrate
folding system that can sense the physical characteristic of a moving web substrate that
is undergoing folding and adjust the fold angle geometry to provide the correct tension
(specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to
the appellant's brief.
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Whitley, Jr. et. al. (Whitley) 4,699,606 Oct. 13, 1987
Shiba 5,052,296 Oct. 1, 1991
Wessman 5,902,222 May 11, 1999
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 to 9, 11, and 16 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Wessman.
Claims 1 to 7, 10 to 12, 17, and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being unpatenable over Shiba.
Claims 13 to 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Wessman in view of Whitley.
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