Appeal No. 1997-1516 Application No. 08/326,501 (a) a paper substrate having a front side and a back side; (b) a polypropylene coating layer located on said front side of said paper substrate; and (c) a protective sealant layer selected from the group consisting of a soap based acrylic resin, polyvinylidene dichloride and polyvinyl alcohol located on said back side of said paper substrate. 2. A release liner comprising: (a) a paper substrate having a front side and a back side; (b) a polypropylene coating layer located on said front side of said paper substrate; (c) a silicone coating layer located on said polypropylene coating layer; and (d) a protective sealant layer selected from the group consisting of a soap-based acrylic resin, polyvinylidene dichloride and polyvinyl alcohol located on said back side of said paper substrate. In the rejection of the appealed claims the examiner relies upon the following references: Groff et al. (Groff) 3,118,534 Dec. 16, 1959 Keeling et al. (Keeling) 3,896,249 Jul. 22, 1975 Hosoda et al. (Hosoda) 4,609,589 Sep. 02, 1986 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007