Appeal No. 1996-1291
Application No. 08/182,409
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a surface
decorating technique that is especially suitable for children.
See specification, page 3, line 25 to page 4, line 6. Claims
1, 17 and 32 are illustrative and read as follows:
1. A method of decorating a surface of an item that has
an area adapted to display a design, comprising the steps of:
(a) spreading a quantity of a viscous surface
preparatory composition onto the area so as to cover the area
with a viscous preparatory layer wherein said surface
preparatory composition has an initial first state that allows
it to be spread onto the surface of the item as the viscous
preparatory layer and wherein said surface preparatory
composition is curable to a final state that forms a stable
layer adhered to the surface;
(b) providing a pattern sheet with the pattern formed
thereon in a medium that will transfer onto said surface
preparatory composition when in the initial state;
(c) contacting said preparatory layer with said pattern
sheet and the pattern sheet thereon for a sufficient time to
allow said medium to transfer onto said preparatory layer
where a transferred pattern transfers onto said preparatory
layer;
(d) removing said pattern sheet from contact with said
viscous preparatory layer after the transferred pattern has
been transferred thereon yet before said preparatory layer has
cured into the final state; and
(e) curing said preparatory layer into the final state
thereby fixing the transferred pattern.
17. A method of decorating a surface of an item of
produce that has an area sufficient size to display a design,
comprising the steps of:
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