Appeal No. 2003-1983
Application No. 09/704,077
Claim 9, the sole independent claim, is representative of
the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced below:
9. A method for making workpieces for identification thereof,
which comprises the steps of:
(a) providing a laser that emits a beam comprising a select band
of radiation;
(b) coating said workpiece with a coat of a basecoat which is a
laser-blackenable paint;
(c) at least partially curing said basecoat;
(d) contacting said at least partially-cured basecoat with said
laser beam to char said basecoat to form fragile product
identification indicia thereon; and
(e) overcoating said basecoat with a coat of a clear topcoat;
whereby, said fragile product identification indicia are
protected by said clear topcoat while permitting said product
identification indicia to be seen.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Sachs et al. (Sachs) 4,326,001 Apr. 20, 1982
Yokoyama et al. (Yokoyama)4,791,267 Dec. 13, 1988
Oishi et al. (Oishi) 5,449,534 Sep. 12, 1995
Corbett 5,985,377 Nov. 16, 1999
Borzym et al. (Borzym) 6,018,859 Feb. 1, 2000
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
1. Claims 9-14, 16 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Yokoyama in view of Oishi or Sachs.
2. Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
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