Appeal 2007-1932 Application 11/066,550 wherein the patterned printing side [1] includes a hydrophobic interface, the substrate [7] includes a hydrophilic interface and the printing medium [6, 8, 9] is hydrophilic. Figure 1 from the specification is shown below: {Figure 1 is said to illustrate the claimed process.}2 The Examiner has relied on the following prior art as evidence of unpatentability: Okazaki EP 0,402,902 Dec. 19 1990 Duthaler US 6,504,438 B2 Jan. 14 2003 Teng US 6,745,693 B2 Jun. 8 2004 Choy US 6,821,329 B2 Nov. 23 2004 B. Findings of Fact 2 The text in curly braces following the Figures is provided to ensure compliance with section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act for publication of this decision on the USPTO website pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. It is not part of the decision. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
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