Appeal No. 1997-0533
Application No. 08/353,916
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a
process for preparing an embossed metal foil laminate which
may be used as an automotive or architectural decorative panel
(Brief, page 3). Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject2
matter on appeal and is reproduced below:
1. A process for preparing an embossed metal foil laminate,
comprising:
providing a web of paper;
providing a metal foil;
extrusion coating a layer of molten resin onto the web of
paper;
contacting the metal foil to the layer of molten resin,
to form a layered structure comprising consecutively, the web
of paper, the layer of molten resin, and the metal foil, and
passing the layered structure between a nip roll and an
engraved chill roll, to laminate the layered structure,
conduct heat from the molten resin quickly through the metal
foil to the chill roll to solidify the resin, and emboss the
metal foil.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Anderson 3,075,864 Jan. 29,
1963
2All reference to the Brief is from the substitute Brief
dated July 12, 1996, Paper No. 10.
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