Ex parte RUSS et al. - Page 3




                   Appeal No. 95-0876                                                                                                                               
                   Application 08/006,517                                                                                                                           



                            a release liner applied to one of said first and second adhesives, and only one of                                                      
                   said adhesives, said release liner being the only release liner associated with the tape;                                                        
                   and                                                                                                                                              
                            a tie coat provided between each of said substrate faces and said adhesives                                                             
                   .                                                                                                                                                
                            17.  A method of using a double sided tape having first and second faces with                                                           
                   adhesive on both faces, including repositional adhesive on the first face, comprising the                                                        
                   steps of:                                                                                                                                        
                            (a) applying the second adhesive to a first object so that the first adhesive extends                                                   
                   outwardly from the first object; and                                                                                                             
                            (b) causing a second object to releasably come into contact with the first adhesive,                                                    
                   and ultimately removing the second object from contact therewith.                                                                                

                            The reference relied upon by the examiner in his rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103                                                        
                   is as follows:                                                                                                                                   
                   Esmay                                           4,599,265                              Jul. 8, 1986                                              

                            Additionally, the following references not previously of record are cited by the Board                                                  
                   as evidence of anticipation and obviousness in a rejection entered by the Board under 37                                                         
                   CFR § 1.196(b):                                                                                                                                  
                   Kellgren                                        2,206,899                              Jul. 9, 1940                                              
                   Smith                                           4,215,432                              Aug. 5, 1980                                              




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