Appeal 2006-1310
Application 10/657,320
The Specification states (page 14) that:
The color density of an image may be measured with a
densitometer. Color density, a dimensionless measurement,
refers to the density of the color produced by the ink. The
higher the color density of the ink, the greater the intensity or
strength of the color.
At page 4 of the Specification, “rub-off” is defined as “the transfer of color
from the surface of a printed substrate to another surface.” At page 8 of the
specification, “ink” is defined as “any composition or components thereof
applied to the substrate and which remains [sic., remain] thereon in a visible
pattern even though components of the ink may evaporate.”
II. PRIOR ART
As evidence of unpatentability of the claimed subject matter, the
Examiner relies upon the following references:
Mowry, Jr. US 5,853,197 Dec. 29, 1998
Harris US 5,871,615 Feb. 16, 1999
Brugada US 5,904,375 May 18, 1999
III. REJECTION
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
1) Claims 1 through 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by the disclosure of Mowry, Jr.;
2) Claims 4, 7, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Mowry, Jr. and Harris; and
3) Claims 1 through 3, 5, and 10 through 14 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by the disclosure of Brugada.
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