Appeal 2007-1581
Application 10/670,113
1 Appellants invented an apparatus for assembling wrapped bakery
2 products into predetermined patterns prior to the loading thereof into bakery
3 trays (Specification 2).
4 Claims 63 and 64 under appeal reads as follows:
5 63. A method of assembling wrapped bakery products into
6 predetermined patterns and thereafter transferring the patterns of wrapped
7 bakery products into bakery trays for transport including the steps of:
8 providing a grouping apparatus for receiving individual wrapped
9 bakery products;
10 arranging groups of between 1 and about 6 wrapped bakery products
11 on the grouping apparatus;
12 providing a turntable;
13 providing a transfer apparatus for moving groups of wrapped bakery
14 products from the grouping apparatus onto the turntable; and
15 arranging a subsequent group of wrapped bakery products on the
16 grouping apparatus during movement of a previous group of wrapped bakery
17 products from the grouping apparatus onto the turntable under the action of
18 the transfer apparatus.
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20 64. A method of forming wrapped bakery products into
21 predetermined pattern thereafter transferring the patterns of wrapped bakery
22 products into bakery trays including the steps of:
23 providing a turntable;
24 forming a pattern of wrapped bakery products on the turntable;
25 providing a transfer apparatus;
26 moving patterns of wrapped bakery products directly from the
27 turntable into bakery trays under the action of the transfer apparatus; and
28 forming a subsequent pattern of wrapped bakery products on
29 the turntable during movement of a previous pattern of wrapped bakery
30 products into a bakery tray under the action of the transfer apparatus.
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33 The Examiner rejected claim 63 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
34 anticipated by Euverard.
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