Coating processes – Direct application of electrical – magnetic – wave – or... – Polymerization of coating utilizing direct application of...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-10-13
2002-02-26
Pianalto, Bernard (Department: 1762)
Coating processes
Direct application of electrical, magnetic, wave, or...
Polymerization of coating utilizing direct application of...
C156S063000, C427S256000, C427S385500, C427S421100, C427S558000, C427S559000, C427S595000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06350496
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to methods for making permanent drawings and markings on tiles. More particularly, the present invention relates a method for making permanent drawings and markings on a mosaic arrangement.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Specifically, in the past tiles have either been painted by a laborious hand process or alternatively, a scratch or etching was made in the tiles and then followed with a painting process over the etching to cause the paint to be embedded on the surface of the tiles.
The following twenty-five (25) prior art patents are found to be pertinent to the field of the present invention:
1. U.S. Pat. No. 4,169,907 issued to Barker et al. on Oct. 2, 1979 for “Simulated Ceramic Tile” (hereafter “the '907 Barker Paten”);
2. U.S. Pat. No. 4,233,343 issued to Barker el at. on Nov. 11, 1980 for “Three-Dimensional Decorative Surface” (hereafter “the '343 Barker Patent”);
3. U.S. Pat. No. 4,318,952 issued to Barker et al. on Mar. 9, 1982 for “Three-Dimensional Decorative Surface” (hereafter “the '952 Barker Patent”);
4. U.S. Pat. No. 4,339,489 issued to Barker et al. on Jul. 13, 1982 for “Simulated Ceramic Tile” (hereafter “the '489 Barker Patent”);
5. U.S. Pat. No. 4,393,108 issued to Barker et al. on Jul. 12, 1983 for “Simulated Ceramic Tile” (hereafter “the '108 Barker Patent”);
6. U.S. Pat. No. 4,613,525 issued to Miyamoto et al. on Sep. 23, 1986 for “Ink-Jet Recording Medium” (hereafter the “Miyamoto Patent”);
7. U.S. Pat. No. 4,857,386 issued to Butters et al. on Aug. 15, 1989 for “Inkable Sheet” (hereafter “the '386 Butters Patent”);
8. U.S. Pat. No. 4,868,581 issued to Mouri et al. on Sep. 19, 1989 for “Ink-Receiving Composite Polymer Material” (hereafter the “Mouri Patent”);
9. U.S. Pat. No. 4,902,577 issued to Butters et al. on Feb. 20, 1990 for “Inkable Sheet” (hereafter “the '577 Butters Patent”);
10. U.S. Pat. No. 5,006,172 issued to Chieng et al. on Apr. 9, 1991 for “Ink-Jet Inks For The Marking Of Plastics” (hereafter the “Chieng Patent”);
11. U.S. Pat. No. 5,113,200 issued to Deguchi et al. on May 12, 1992 for “Hot Melt Ink Jet Apparatus Having Intervention Member Located Between Member And A Printed Printing Sheet” (hereafter the “Deguchi Patent”);
12. U.S. Pat. No. 5,312,654 issued to Arimatsu et al. on May 17, 1994 for “Method For Directly Making Printing Plate Using Ink-Jet System” (hereafter the “Arimatsu Patent”);
13. U.S. Pat. No. 5,407,474 issued to Airey et al. on Apr. 18, 1995 for “Ink Jet Printer Ink For Printing On Ceramics Or Glass” (hereafter the “Airey Patent”);
14. U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,750 issued to Romano et al. on Feb. 25, 1997 for “Microporous Ink-Jet Recording Elements” (hereafter the “Romano Patent”);
15. U.S. Pat. No. 5,609,993 issued to Hase et al. on Mar. 11, 1997 for “Process For Producing Lithographic Printing Plate, Photosensitive Plate And Aqueous Ink Composition Therefor” (hereafter the “Hase Patent”);
16. U.S. Pat. No. 5,672,413 issued to Taylor et al. on Sep. 30, 1997 for “Element And Associated Process For Use With Ink Jet Hot Melt Inks For Thermal Image Transfer” (hereafter the “Taylor Patent”);
17. U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,793 issued to Inamoto et al. on Feb. 17, 1998 for “image forming process and printed article” (hereafter “the '8793 Inamoto Patent”);
18. U.S. Pat. No. 5,786,835 issued to Ikeda et al. on Jul. 28, 1998 for “Image Forming Method, Process For Producing Decorative Aluminum Plate, Apparatus For Carrying Out The Process, Decorative Aluminum Plate And Recording Medium” (hereafter the “Ikeda Patent”);
19. U.S. Pat. No. 5,795,425 issued to Brault et al. on Aug. 18, 1998 for “Ink Jet Imaging Process And Recording Element For Use Therein” (hereafter “the '425 Brault Patent”);
20. U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,375 issued to Brault et al. on Nov. 17, 1998 for “Ink Jet Imaging Process And Recording Element For Use Therein” (hereafter “the '375 Brault Patent”);
21. U.S. Pat. No. 5,858,514 issued to Bowers on Jan. 12, 1999 for “Coatings For Vinyl And Canvas Particularly Permitting Ink-Jet Printing” (hereafter the “Bowers Patent”);
22. U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,662 issued to Schmidt on Jun. 29, 1999 for “Decorative Tile And Decorative Printing Thereof” (hereafter the “Schmidt Patent);
23. U.S. Pat. No. 6,000,793 issued to Inamoto on Dec. 14, 1999 for “Image Forming Process And Printed Article” (hereafter “the '0793 Inamoto Patent”);
24. U.S. Pat. No. 6,001,482 issued to Anderson et al. on Dec. 14, 1999 for “Ink Jet Receptor Element Having A Protective Layer” (hereafter the “Anderson Patent”); and
25. U.S. Pat. No. 6,025,022 issued to Matzinger on Feb. 15, 2000 for “Two-Component Ink Jet Ink Method For The Production Of Lithographic Plates” (hereafter the “Matzinger Patent”).
The '907 Barker Patent discloses a simulated ceramic tile which comprises a nonmetallic, porous substrate having a flat surface coated with an undercoat effective to seal the surface and provide a colored, printable base. An ink layer comprises a layer of colored ink lines of a silicone-containing drying ink which forms a printed pattern on the printable base where the printed pattern is clearly visible. A coloring pigment-containing liquid top coat of a hard resinous silicone-free, film-forming material is applied to the printed pattern on the printable base where the silicone is allowed to repel the liquid to form ridges of the liquid adjacent to the printed pattern. The substrate is dried and baked to fix the liquid material as a hard, coloring pigment-containing, resinous top coat defining a contour of valleys, hills and plains, wherein the intensity of color in the top coat varies with the variation in the contour.
The '343 Barker Patent discloses a three-dimensional decorative surface which is formed employing the different surface tension properties of a wet ink printed pattern and a liquid top coat composition. The difference in surface tension is such that the liquid top coat composition retracts from the wet ink pattern and subsequently the ink is dried and the top coat is dried and cured.
The '952 Barker Patent discloses a three-dimensional decorative surface that is similar to the '343 Barker Patent.
The '489 Barker Patent discloses a simulated ceramic tile that is similar to the '907 Barker Patent.
The '108 Barker Patent discloses a simulated ceramic tile that is similar to the '489 and '907 Barker Patents.
The Miyamoto Patent discloses an ink-jet recording system which contains a hydrotalcite compound. The recording system provides recorded images in waterproofness and light fastness by jetting a water-base ink containing a water soluble dye.
The '386 Butters Patent discloses an inkable sheet. It comprises a PET film base sheet which has a surface with an ink-absorbent resin layer which contains a vinyl pyrrolidone polymer and an acrylic or methacrylic polymer.
The Mouri Patent discloses an ink-receiving composite polymer material. It comprises a nonvolatile organic compound which is caused to penetrate into and diffuse through an ink-receiving polymer forming from any one surface side. A recording medium is used for ink-jet recording wherein a nonvolatile organic compound is caused to penetrate into and diffuse through an ink-receiving layer from the surface.
The '577 Butters Patent discloses an inkable sheet that is similar to the '386 Butters Patent.
The Chieng Patent discloses ink-jet inks for the marking of plastics. The inks are formulated by replacing all or a large percentage of the aqueous component in prior art links with an organic liquid which can adhere to, dissolve, swell, or penetrate a plastic film and also act as a solvent for the dyestuff in the ink.
The Deguchi Patent discloses a hot melt ink jet apparatus which heats a solid ink into a molten state and then ejects the molten ink toward a printing sheet. When printing is performed on the printing sheet, the ink which is ejected onto the printing sheet quickly solidifies.
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Haftvani Razmik
Hewitson John A.
Chen Tony D.
Fong Jerry
Pianalto Bernard
Ronan Engineering Company
Rozsa Thomas I.
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