Appeal No. 94-4226
Application No. 07/838,345
24. A process for producing an article having at least one
surface which exhibits antireflection properties, comprising the
step of:
a) transferring to at least one surface of an article, a
surface structure of a polymeric film, wherein said polymeric
film comprises a thermoplastic material,
said surface structure comprising individual, randomly
distributed elevations, wherein said elevations rise 0.01 to 15
microns above the lowest regions of the surface having the
elevations,
so that the resultant article comprises said surface
structure, wherein said surface structure has a substantially
uniform configuration comprising mutually linked individual
structures, wherein said surface structure comprises continually
repeating elementary cells which have a mean diameter of about 10
to 800 microns,
said transferring comprising applying said film to said
article as a cover layer wherein a surface of the film comprising
said structure faces outward from said article.
The sole reference relied on by the examiner is:
Nishiyama et al. (Nishiyama) 4,937,030 Jun. 26, 1990
Claims 1 through 3, 6, 8 through 10, 12 through 20 and 23
through 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable
over the disclosure of Nishiyama.
We have carefully reviewed the entire record, including
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellants in
support of their respective positions. This review leads us to
conclude that only the rejection of claims 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12
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