Legal Opinion
In re Goffe
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided October 7, 1976No. Patent Appeal No. 75-621PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board *565of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 1-28 and 31-33 in application serial No. 755,306, filed August 26,1968, for “Imaging System.” We reverse.
The Invention
Appellant’s invention is illustrated by Figure 1:
An image is formed on an imaging member 10 comprising substrate 11, softenable layer 12, and agglomerable layer 13. The particles of layer 13 are agglomerated (fused together into a smaller number of larger spheres of less total surface area) image-wise by localized application of solvent or…
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