Appeal No. 1996-1782
Application 08/131,036
containing from 1 to 14 carbon atoms;
(ii) about 0-50 parts by weight of at least one
copolymerizable monomer; and
(iii) a photoinitiator;
(b) irradiating the resulting monomeric mixture or
partially prepolymerized syrup with electromagnetic radiation
of from about 280 to 500 nanometers wavelength and from .01 to
20 milliwatts per centimeter squared (mW/cm ) average light2
intensity to effect conversion of from about 5-70 weight % of
said monomeric mixture or partially prepolymerized syrup to an
acrylic copolymer; and
(c) thereafter, further irradiating the resulting
acrylic copolymer resulting from step (b) with electromagnetic
radiation of from about 280 to 500 nm wavelength and having an
average light intensity of greater than 20mW/cm to at least 2
substantially complete the polymerization reaction of said
acrylic copolymer.
THE REFERENCES
Martens et al. (Martens) 4,181,752 Jan. 1, 1980
Bartissol et al. (Bartissol) 4,404,073 Sep. 13, 1983
Yada et al. (Yada) 4,762,862 Aug. 9, 1988
Nakasuga (Nakasuga ‘981) 2-60981 Mar. 1, 1990
Nakasuga (Nakasuga ‘180) 2-110180 Apr. 23, 1990
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-20, 22-26, 28 and 29 stand provisionally
rejected under the judicially created doctrine of obviousness-
type double patenting over claims 1-18 and 20-24 of copending
Application 08/131,037. These claims also stand rejected
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