Appeal No. 96-0116
Application No. 08/088,012
The subject matter on the appeal relates to an image
forming method in an electrostatographic apparatus having a
fuser comprising the steps of forming on a receiver a
composite toner image which includes an underlay image of
underlay toner and an overlay image of overlay toner wherein
the underlay toner is adhesive to the fuser at a release
temperature and the overlay toner is non-adhesive to the fuser
at the release temperature. Further details of this appeal
subject matter are readily apparent from a review of
representative independent claim 1, a copy which taken from
the appellants’ Brief is appended to this decision.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Aslam et al. (‘038) 5,023,038 Jun.
11, 1991
Takashima et al. (Takashima) 5,079,115 Jan.
7, 1992
Ng 5,234,783 Aug. 10,
1993
(Filed Dec. 16, 1991)
Aslam et al. (‘426) 5,254,426 Oct.
19, 1993
(Filed Apr. 1, 1992)
Japanese application 62-294423 May. 26,
1989
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