Appeal No. 2006-1588
Application No. 10/707,526
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 1, 6 and 7
under 35 U.S.C. �102(b) as anticipated by Leo, and claims 8, 9,
14, 18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. �103 as obvious over Leo in view of
Shadduck.
OPINION
We affirm the rejection under 35 U.S.C. � 102(b) and reverse
the rejection under 35 U.S.C. � 103.
Rejection under 35 U.S.C. � 102(b)
Leo discloses an apparatus for slicing molded, jelly-like
materials such as foodstuffs (page 1, left column, lines 1-17).
The apparatus includes a vertical tubular receptacle (20) in
which a jelly-like material formed or placed therein is slidable
(page 1, left column, lines 26-37). In the slicing operation,
the tubular receptacle is inverted and placed over a cutting
apparatus, and as the jelly-like material slides out of the
receptacle it falls onto a plate (37) (page 1, left column, lines
36-40; page 2, left column, lines 1-12 and 55-58). A plunger
arm (43) then is forced inwardly by pushing on its handle (44),
thereby forcing a knife (42) through the jelly-like material to
cut a slice therefrom while at the same time moving the plate so
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