Appeal No. 1997-3959
Application No. 08/183,693
medium and a first passage in communication with the first
orifice for receiving a supply of the recording ink; and
coating means for coating a coating material on the
recording medium prior to recording by the inkjet recording
means, the coating means comprising at least one second
orifice for discharging the coating material on the recording
medium and a second passage in communication with the second
orifice for receiving a supply of the coating material.
52. An inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 45;
wherein the inkjet recording means further comprises first
heating means for heating the recording ink supplied to the
first passage, and the coating means comprises second heating
means for heating the coating material supplied to the second
passage.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Uchiyama 4,538,160 Aug. 27, 1985
Senoo et al. (Senoo) 4,877,688 Oct. 31, 1989
Claims 52, 63, 83-86, 89 and 97 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Uchiyama. Claims 52-2
54, 58-60, 65, 66, 72, 73, 81, 83-87, 89, 97-99 stand rejected
under
2The Examiner on page 4 of the Examiner's answer has not
listed claim 81 and 87 as being rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102, which were rejected in the final rejection at page 4. It
is presumed that the Examiner has withdrawn the rejection of
claims 81 and 87 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
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