Appeal 2007-2637
Application 10/741,269
automatically feeding individual sheets onto collations of
documents passing below on an inserter chassis to form mail
pieces having scented advertisement inserts.
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF PRIOR ART
Claim 1 stands rejected over a patent to Olson.4 Claim 2 stands
rejected over the combination of Olson and a patent to Viens.5
Pitney Bowes notes that Viens discloses a conventional inserter
machine of the type that Pitney Bowes disclosed as the prior art in its
specification.6 Pitney Bowes describes7 such machines and their
conventional use as follows—
It is well known in automated mail production systems to
include advertising inserts into individualized mail pieces. It is
also known that such advertising inserts may include
advertisements for perfumes or cologne, and that such
advertisements may be comprised of folded sheets that release a
sample of advertised scent when the folded portion opened.
Inserter systems such as those applicable for use with the
present invention, may include machines such as the 8 series,
9 series, and APS™ inserter systems available from Pitney
Bowes Inc. of Stamford Connecticut.
In many respects, the typical inserter system resembles a
manufacturing assembly line. Sheets and other raw materials
(other sheets, enclosures, and envelopes) enter the inserter
4 Craig W. Olson, "Publication reference-aid system [sic, and] apparatus
therefor", U.S. Patent 5,911,442 (issued 15 June 1999) (Olson).
5 Wilfred S. Viens, "Apparatus and method for conveying a product", U.S.
6,629,690 (issued 7 October 2003) (Viens).
6 Br. 11. Viens itself also describes the insertion of pre-folded advertising
inserts into multi-page products as part of the prior art. Viens 1:12-24.
7 Specification (Spec.) 1:10-3:9.
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