Appeal No. 1997-3801
Application 08/397,960
1. providing a set of digital instructions, which
defines the graphic subject matter;
2. depositing, by conventional laser printer operations,
printing colors on said thermo-mechanically sensitive plastic
substrate to form said graphic subject matter;
3. only partially setting said graphic subject matter by
radiant heat;
4. juxtaposing to said substrate, carrying said graphic
subject matter, at least a coating film on the printed face
thereof; and
5. bonding said substrate and said face coating film.
THE REFERENCES
Biddle 3,068,140 Dec. 11,
1962
Ohta et al. (Ohta) 3,811,828 May 21,
1974
Warther et al. (Warther) 4,978,146 Dec. 18,
1990
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
follows: claims 1, 2, 6-11 and 15 over Warther in view of
Ohta, and claims 3-5 and 12-14 over Warther in view of Ohta
and Biddle.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellant and the examiner and agree with
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