Appeal 2007-0933 Page 8
Application 10/310,733
knowledge that mail is priced according to weight, with each succeeding
incremental weight representing a postal threshold. (FF6). Bucci indicates that, in
the context of mailing monthly bills and statements, the postal threshold is “now
between 23 [cents] and 29 [cents] depending upon the class of mail” (Bucci, col. 1,
ll. 29-30) and a “1 oz. [rate]” (Bucci, col. 1, l. 42). Bucci also indicates that, with
respect to mailing monthly bills and statements, “[a]nalysis has also revealed that
these types of mailings produce an unnecessary expense for postage … ” (Bucci,
col. 1, ll. 31-33). As one solution to this problem, Bucci suggests “by printing on
both sides of said sheet, one can effectively transmit by hard-copy mail 10 pages of
information in a single 1 oz. mailing” (Bucci, col. 1, ll. 39-41). One of ordinary
skill in the art reading Bucci would understand that in order not to exceed a given
postal threshold value one can retro-verso print a document and thus keep the
weight of the document below the postal threshold value.
Appellant has not shown that the Examiner erred in rejecting the claims
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Bresnan and Bucci.
Accordingly the rejections are affirmed.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
On the record before us, Appellant has failed to show that the Examiner
erred in rejecting the claims over the prior art.
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