Appeal No. 2006-0894 Page 2
Application No. 10/412,840
1. A Process for coating and curing a cationic
curable pressure sensitive adhesive on a release liner
and/or backing substrate whereby a cationic curable
adhesive is coated on a release liner and/or backing
substrate having a low moisture content and then
allowed to cure under low moisture conditions.
13. A process of preparing a cured adhesive
article comprising coating a cationic curable adhesive
onto a film substrate having a moisture content of less
than about 5% and initiating cure, wherein the moisture
content of the coated substrate is maintained at a
level of less than about 5% until the adhesive is
substantially fully cured.
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Erickson 5,382,604 Jan. 17, 1995
Appellants cite to the following reference of record in
support of arguments presented in the brief.
Erickson et al., “Liquid Reactive Polymers For Radiation Curable
High Performance PSAs” Pressure Sensitives, pages 18-24, June
18-21, 1995.
Claims 1-6, 13-18 and 21-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Erickson.
We refer to the brief and to the answer for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by appellants and
the examiner concerning the issues before us on this appeal.
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