Appeal No. 97-0222
Application 08/115,561
1) a temporary carrier layer;
2) an image transparent, protective layer; and
3) an image transparent, adhesive, ink receptive layer
permanently adhered to the protective layer;
wherein, the one or more ink images are deposited on the image
transparent, adhesive, ink receptive layer to form an ink imaged
layer of an imaged receptor;
B) applying to the ink imaged layer of the imaged receptor,
a substrate; wherein, the adhesive of the image transparent,
adhesive, ink receptive layer is activated whereby the substrate
is adhered to the ink imaged layer of the imaged receptor to form
an imaged laminate; and
C) removing the temporary carrier layer from the image
transparent, protective layer of the imaged laminate.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Hunt 4,171,398 Oct. 16, 1979
Parker et al. (Parker) 4,927,709 May 22, 1990
Yamane et al. (Yamane) 5,217,793 June 8, 1993
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to a process for
preparing a protected image produced by an ink jet wherein the
ink comprises a carrier liquid which is either water, a
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