Appeal No. 1997-3874
Application 08/446,295
method for making a web or sheet product wherein surfaces of
the web or sheet are bonded to each other by thermally fusing
toner which has been applied to a bond-enabling material on
the web or sheet. Claim 22 is illustrative:1
22. A method of making a web or sheet product comprising
the steps of:
providing a web or sheet having two major surfaces,
coating a portion of one major surface thereof with a
bond-enabling material for adhering toner particles on the
surface of said sheet,
printing toner particles on said coated areas of said
sheet,
folding said sheet along at least one major axis and
sealing said folded sheet by the application of heat and
pressure to said folded sheet to fuse said toner particles.
THE REFERENCES
Schoder 1,297,406 Mar. 18,
1919
Taillie 3,794,550 Feb. 26,
1974
Suzuki et al. (Suzuki) 4,268,579 May 19,
1981
Rausing 4,828,636 May 9,
1989
Imperial et al. (Imperial) 5,017,416 May 21,
1991
THE REJECTIONS
1 The bond-enabling material is a polymer (specification,
page 8, line 19 - page 9, line 36).
2
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