Appeal No. 2000-0808
Application No. 08/906,815
systems of Kato and Kanda by using the solid hot melt ink
composition disclosed by Zerillo could only come from Appellants’
own disclosure, and not from any disclosure in the prior art
references themselves.
Lastly, we have reviewed the Schneider and Nakayama references
which have been applied by the Examiner to address the intermediate
transferer and support surface smoothness features of the appealed
claims. We find nothing, however, in the disclosures of either of
these references which would overcome the innate deficiencies of
Kato, Kanda, and Zerillo discussed supra.
In conclusion, since the Examiner has not established a prima
facie case of obviousness, the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of
independent claim 1, as well as claims 2-7 dependent thereon, is
not sustained. Therefore, the decision of the Examiner rejecting
claims 1-7 is reversed.
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