Interference No. 103,435
plasma and corona (C.R. 0461). Stan Van Gent, a R&D engineer
at Allergan during the time that Larry Blake was a consultant,
testifies that there were no secrets in the R&D Department of
Allergan during the mid-1986 time frame and that everyone
shared resources. Stan Van Gent further testifies that he
knew about the project and the roles of Richard Christ,
Patricia Knight and David Fencil and that Larry Blake had full
access to the plasma and corona technology in 1986 and would
have been aware of it. Stan Van Gent also testifies that
Larry Blake’s exposure at Allergan and his dealings with the
other individuals involved in R&D at Allergan gave him the
opportunity to understand the methods and techniques used at
Allergan to bond haptics to optics including plasma and corona
discharge as set out in the count (C.R. 0366). Ralph
Kafesjian, an engineer that worked at Allergan at the time
that Larry Blake was a consultant, testifies that it was
common knowledge that plasma and corona work was being
conducted in the Technology and Ventures laboratory. Ralph
Kafesjian also testifies that he saw Larry Blake in the
Technology and Ventures building at least once and that anyone
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