Appeal No. 2003-2157
Application No. 09/885,311
pending in this application and stands allowed (Brief, pages 1 and
5; Answer, page 2). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§ 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a toner
comprising a blend of binder resin, coloring matter, a charge
control agent, and wax which functions to facilitate clean release
of toner from a hot fuser member (Brief, page 2). Appellants’
invention is employing random copolymers as a compatibilizer to
reduce the separation between the wax and the resin (Brief, page
3).
Appellants state that the claims stand or fall together
(Brief, page 5). Accordingly, we select one claim from each ground
of rejection and decide this appeal on the basis of these claims
alone. See 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7)(2000); and In re McDaniel,
293 F.3d 1379, 1383, 63 USPQ2d 1462, 1465 (Fed. Cir. 2002).
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A toner composition comprising:
a) a primary resin having a polymeric structure
comprising at least one distinct repeating structural unit;
b) at least one wax release agent having a polymeric
structure comprising at least one distinct repeating structural
unit; and
2
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