Interference No. 103,435
molds. Silicone was added, the molds closed and clamped and
the silicone cured then removed from the oven and cooled in
water.
Christ offers the declarations of Dean Pettit (C.R. 092)
and Kenneth Mayhan (C.R. 0156-057) as corroboration of this
reduction to practice. Kenneth Mayhan states:
I remember reviewing the plasma-treated
haptics and observed the improved wetting
that they exhibited. I was aware of the
improved adhesive properties both because I
was informed by the Allergan people and
because of my own personal knowledge that
the plasma treated loops I observed
exhibited, improved or increased bond
strength relative to the loops which were
not plasma treated in the 1986-1987 time
frame. [C.R. pages 0156-0157]
The Pettit declaration states that Dean Pettit is familiar
with the Fencil’s lab notebook and witnessed their efforts to
show the usefulness of plasma treating to enhance the
optic/haptic bond strength. Dean Pettit specifically states:
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