Appeal No. 1998-3281
Application 08/650,500
A is a hydrophobic group having at least about 6 atoms
bonded in a linear chain, B is a hydrophilic group
containing at least about 9 atoms bonded in a linear
chain, and n is an integer representing the number of
repeating monomer units, and causing droplets of the
ink to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto a
substrate.
THE REFERENCES
The reference of record which is being relied on as evidence
of obviousness is:
Beach et al. (Beach) 5,589,522 December 31, 1996
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 3 through 15, 17 through 20 and 22 stand rejected as
being unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 from the disclosure of
Beach.
OPINION
We begin with a determination of the scope and content of
the appealed claims. While we agree with the examiner that
appellant's claims are not a model of clarity, they can be read,
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