Appeal 2007-1385
Application 09/997,347
I. BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a method of removing a selected portion of a
hydrophobic coating from a vehicle glazing such as an automotive
windshield and subsequently adhering an item such as a gasket to the
uncoated surface (Specification 1). The removal is accomplished by
irradiating the coating with UV radiation. Claim 23 is illustrative of the
subject matter on appeal:
23. A method of adhering an item to an area of a surface of a
vehicle glazing comprising:
providing a vehicle glazing having an exterior surface exposed to the
exterior of a vehicle, the exterior surface having a hydrophobic coating
disposed thereon;
irradiating the hydrophobic coating on the area of the exterior surface
of the vehicle glazing with UV radiation having a dominant wavelength in
the range of 100 to 200 nm, thus substantially removing the hydrophobic
coating disposed on the area of the exterior surface of the vehicle glazing;
and
adhering the item to the area of the exterior surface of the vehicle
glazing.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Curtze US 4,543,283 Sep. 24, 1985
Volkmann US 4,931,125 Jun. 5, 1990
Franz US 4,983,459 Jan. 8, 1991
Tweadey, II US 5,131,967 Jul. 21, 1992
Teranishi US 5,556,667 Sep. 17, 1996
Kizaki US 5,763,892 Jun. 9, 1998
Anderson (as translated) FR 2,793,889 Nov. 24, 2000
Yoshinori (as translated) JP 2001-146439 May 29, 2001
Van Der Putten US 6,316,059 B1 Nov. 13, 2001
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