Appeal 2007-2419
Application 10/681,413
1 Masahiko
2 8. Figure 1 of Masahiko is shown below:
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5 9. The Examiner found that Masahiko describes a coating film transfer
6 tool with a belt guide 17 (pressing roller) used for accommodating tension of
7 the endless belt 12. (Final Rejection 2-3 and Answer 4).
8 10. The Examiner found that it would have been obvious to use a belt
9 guide on the Stevens belt as taught by Masahiko, since Masahiko describes
10 using the belt guide to vary the tension in the belt.
11 11. The Examiner found, however, that the claimed subject matter of
12 claim 1 differs from the combination of Stevens and Masahiko in that the
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