Appeal 2006-1042
Application 10/208,131
the skis for automatically correcting the position of the web laterally of its
path.
The Examiner relies upon the following reference as evidence of
anticipation:
Barut1 FR 1.198.140
June 8, 1959
Claims 1 and 3 through 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Barut.
We refer to the Brief, the Answer and the Reply Brief for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by Appellants and the
Examiner concerning the issues before us on this appeal.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth in the Answer and below, we sustain this
rejection.
Barut discloses a device for continuously pleating a sheet-like
material (Trans. 1). As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, Barut’s apparatus
comprises, on a fixed frame 1, an output reel 2 receiving a roller
3 for material to be pleated in the form of a sheet 4, two guide
rollers 5 between which the sheet 4 passes, and a track 6 of
profiled pleating sections.
These profiled sections are in this case T-
shaped profiled sections and are distributed in two
1 Our understanding of this reference is based on the English translation of
record.
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