Appeal No. 94-4489 Application No. 07/857,216 vulcanization temperatures. One of ordinary skill in the art would have had a reasonable expectation of avoiding the melting of the thermoplastic microsphere during vulcanization to form improved compressible printing blankets. In view of the foregoing, we affirm the examiner’s decision rejecting all appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103. 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007