Appeal No. 2003-0667 Page 6
Application No. 09/514,699
30) to form a second liquid developer (working developer solution)(Wellings at
col. 5, ll. 29-32 and col. 6, ll. 31-39).
2. depositing the second liquid developer (working developer solution) onto a liquid
receiver member (e.g., developing roller 17) to form a developer cake on the roller
(Wellings at col. 4, l. 60 to col. 5, l. 2);
3. developing an image with the developer cake (Wellings at col. 4, l. 60 to col. 5, l.
2);
4. reclaiming undeveloped developer cake from the cake bearing liquid receiver
member (e.g., roller 17) with a scraper (e.g., scraper 21)(Wellings at col. 5, ll. 2-
3);3
5. redispersing the reclaimed undeveloped developer cake in the second developer
liquid (working developer solution) after the undeveloped developer cake is
returned via return line 24 and pumped by pump 31 through recirculation line 29
and into dispersion system 30.
As found by the Examiner, Wellings describes a process meeting the requirements of claim 1,
except that Wellings does not specify the use of a liquid developer reconstitution compound in
the liquid developer concentrate.
3According to the specification reclaiming is a step of removing the cake from the liquid receiver member
with, for example, a scraper, a blade, and the like articles (specification at p. 12, ll. 22-26).
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