Appeal No. 1997-3868 Page 2
Application No. 08/538,838
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A process for encapsulating a
device without adversely affecting the
operation and efficiency of the device
while protecting it from adverse
environmental conditions, comprising:
forming a pair of fluoropolymer
laminates consisting of three layers by
positioning only a layer of fluoropolymer
material on a layer of adhesive material
having a release liner on an opposite side
thereof;
positioning the thus formed pair of
laminates in a laminator apparatus;
removing the release liner of each of
the pair of fluoropolymer laminates; and
passing the device to be encapsulated
through the laminator apparatus such that
the adhesive material and the fluoropolymer
material of each of the pair laminates are
secured on opposite sides of the device.
In addition to admitted prior art1, the prior art
references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting
the appealed claims are:
Bennett 2,191,704 Feb. 27,
1940
Turner 3,970,502 Jul. 20,
1976
Anagnostou et al. (Anagnostou) 4,083,097 Apr. 11,
1978
1 Appellants’ specification at page 9, lines 14-16 and 19-
22.
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