Appeal No. 95-3088
Application 08/059,983
1. A method for processing exposed photographic
reversal silver halide materials comprising the following steps:
(a) first development, (b) reversal bath, (c) color development,
(d) conditioning, (e) bleaching, (f) fixing, (g) washing, (h)
stabilization and (i) drying, characterized in that hydroquinone
sulfonic acid is used as the first developer, and no washing
takes place between steps (a) and (b) and step (b) is carried out
in countercurrent over at least 2 stages.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Kishimoto 4,752,556 Jun. 21, 1988
Kojima et al. (Kojima) 4,948,711 Aug. 14, 1990
Wernicke et al. (Wernicke) 5,110,715 May 5, 1992
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 USC § 103 as unpatentable
over the known prior art E-6 process in view of Wernicke and
Kojima. Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 USC § 103 as
unpatentable over the known prior art E-6 process in view of
Wernicke and Kojima, and further in view of Kishimoto.
We have carefully considered the entire record, including
the appellant's position as set forth in the brief and the
examiner's position as set forth in the answer, and we have
decided that we will not sustain the examiner's rejection. Since
we are in substantial agreement with appellant's position as set
forth in the brief, we adopt that position as our own.
The examiner has not established a prima facie case of
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