Appeal No. 2002-0189
Application No. 08/526,914
The subject matter on appeal relates to a laminate. With
reference to Figs. 4-7 of the appellants’ drawing, the laminate
comprises a laminated backing sheet 20 comprising a backing sheet
10 having a decorative side and a clear cover sheet 46 having an
adhesive coating 44 on a first side thereof for adhesively
laminating the cover sheet to the decorative side of the backing
sheet, and said cover sheet having a release coating 48 on the
second opposite side thereof. The laminate further comprises a
face sheet 12 releasably adhered to the release coating 48 and
wherein the decorative side of the backing sheet 10, clear cover
sheet 46, adhesive coating 44, release coating 48 and face sheet
12 are fully overlapping and congruent with each other. This
appealed subject matter is adequately illustrated by independent
claim 1 which reads as follows:
1. A laminate for use in a computerized automated sign
making machine, comprising:
a laminated backing sheet comprising a backing
sheet having a decorative side and a clear cover sheet
having an adhesive coating on a first side thereof
adhesively laminating said clear cover sheet to said
decorative side of said backing sheet, said clear cover
sheet having a release coating on a second opposite
side thereof; and
2
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