Appeal No. 2003-0156
Application 09/607,996
a transparent plastic sheet extending over a substantial
area of and being secured to said front cover;
said transparent plastic sheet being provided with an ink
receptive layer, said layer comprising a porous pigment dispersed
in or mixed with a binder including a water soluble polymer, said
layer being at least semi-transparent; and
a pocket formed between the transparent sheet and said front
cover;
whereby a visual image may be inserted into said pocket and
traced by writing with a pen onto said ink receptive layer.
10. A method of forming a personalized binder comprising:
forming a binder with a plastic sheet on a cover thereof,
with a pocket between said cover and said plastic sheet, said
plastic sheet being provided with a layer which is receptive to
water based inks, solvent based inks and gel inks, said layer
also being substantially water-fast following drying of said ink;
inserting a visual image into said pocket;
tracing said at least a part of said visual image onto the
transparent plastic sheet using a pen utilizing water based ink,
solvent based ink, or gel ink; and
drying said ink;
whereby said traced visual image is permanently fixed into
said coating and is substantially water-fast.
THE EVIDENCE
The examiner relies on the following items as evidence of
obviousness:
Bachrach, et al. 5,030,027 Jul. 09, 1991
(Bachrach)
Wyant Des. 343,862 Feb. 01, 1994
Brault, et al. 6,165,593 Dec. 26, 2000
(Brault)
Miyazaki, et al. 6,176,910 Jan. 23, 2001
(Miyazaki)
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