Appeal No. 2006-1067 Page 2
Application No. 09/822,839
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of
sheets by feeding the sheets and cutting off corners thereof (present specification, page
1). Claim 1 is representative of the invention and reads as follows.
1. An apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of sheets by
stacking and feeding the sheets, comprising:
means for supplying stacked sheets;
means for turning the stacked sheets in a plane
thereof;
means for vertically inverting the stacked sheets;
means for discharging the stacked sheets; and
means for transferring the stacked sheets to at least
one of said turning means, said inverting means, and said
discharge means.
Applied Prior Art
Fujishiro 3,595,370 Jul. 27, 1971
Monsees 5,743,374 Apr. 28, 1998
Ogura et al. (Ogura) JP 1-210298 Aug. 23, 1989
(Japanese patent document)
The Rejections
Claims 1 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Monsees in view of Fujishiro.
Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Monsees in view of Fujishiro and Ogura.
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