Appeal No. 1996-1784
Application 08/131,037
acid ester of an alkyl alcohol, said alcohol containing from 1
to 14 carbon atoms;
(ii) 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 280 to 500 nanometers wavelength and from .01 to 20
milliwatts per centimeter squared (mW/cm2) average light
intensity to effect conversion of from about 5-95 wt% 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 280 to 500 nm wavelength and having an
average light intensity of greater than 20 mW/cm2 to at least
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
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-18 and 20-24 stand provisionally rejected under
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