Appeal No. 2002-1567 Page 2
Application No. 09/197,729
imaging layer. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A photographic element comprising a reflective
color print material comprising at least one silver halide
containing imaging layer and a voided cushioning layer below
said at least one imaging layer having a compression
percentage of between 5 and 25% and wherein the recovery
percentage is between 50% and 100% of the amount compressed
and said photographic element has a base below said
cushioning layer.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Ashcraft et al. (Ashcraft) 4,377,616 Mar. 23, 1983
Aylward et al. (Aylward) 5,888,643 Mar. 30, 1999
(filed May 23, 1997)
Claims 1, 2, 5, 7-15, 17 and 18 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Aylward in view of
Ashcraft.1
We refer to the brief and reply brief and to the answer for
a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by
appellants and the examiner concerning the issues before us on
this appeal.
1 The examiner also refers to claim 4 as rejected; however,
claim 4 was cancelled. See the amendement filed September 11,
2000.
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