Appeal 2007-0619
Application 10/178,008
I. APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a method of forming an
elastomeric printing stamp using injection-molded plastic stamp masters.
This method is said to be useful for printing high resolution structures in
many modern devices, including electronic circuits. (See the Specification
4-5). Details of the appealed subject matter are recited in representative
claim 1, which is reproduced below:
1. A method to form an elastomeric printing stamp comprising:
(a) providing an injection-molding plastic stamp master, wherein the
stamp master has a pattern and said pattern has at least one feature below
100 [μ]m in size;
(b) casting an elastomeric printing stamp using the stamp master by
contacting an elastomer to the stamp master; and
(c) curing the elastomeric printing stamp.
II. PRIOR ART
As evidence of unpatentability of the claimed subject matter, the
Examiner has relied upon the following references:
Kumar US 5,512,131 Apr. 30, 1996
Hawker US 6,413,587 B1 Jul. 2, 2002
Shepard US 6,586,327 B2 Jul. 1, 2003
III. REJECTIONS
The Examiner has rejected the claims on appeal as follows:
1) Claims 1 and 2 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Kumar and Shepard; and
2) Claims 3 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Kumar, Shepard, and Hawker.
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