Appeal 2007-1932
Application 11/066,550
A. Introduction
Applicants ("Zschieschang") appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
final rejection of claims 1–11, all of the pending claims, as obvious under 35
U.S.C. § 103. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We REVERSE.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of fabricating an
organic conductor path on a substrate using an intaglio printing method.
Claim 1 is representative of the issues on appeal, and reads
(indentation and bracketed references to Figure 1, shown below, added):
A method for fabricating an organic conductor path [9] on a
substrate [7], comprising:
(a) providing a substrate [7];
(b) providing a printing stamp [1, 2] with a patterned
printing side [1] situated thereon, the patterned printing
side including elevated sections and recessed sections
arranged between the elevated sections that correspond to
a structure to be imaged;
(c) loading of the patterned printing side with a
printing medium [3] containing at least one conductive
organic polymer or a precursor thereof [Fig. 1B];
(d) removing any excess printing medium from the
elevated sections of the patterned printing side such that
the printing medium remains only in the recessed
sections of the patterned printing side [Fig. 1C];
(e) mutually arranging and aligning the substrate [7]
and the patterned printing side of the printing stamp with
respect to each other and bringing the patterned printing
side into contact with the substrate [Fig. 1D]; and
(f) removing the printing stamp from the substrate so as
to transfer the printing medium [6] situated in the
patterned printing side onto the substrate;
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