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`~ JOSEF NEFELE~
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`GRAFELFING, FED R E P
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`SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER
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`~ ;~THOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING A GRID-LIKE COATING ON WE~]-LIKE
`~ FLEXIBLE PLANAR MEMBERS AND PROOU~TS THEREOF
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`Ld device for forming a grid-like coating on
`flexible planar members and products thereof.
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`The present invention relates to a method and to a device
`for forming grid-like layers on web-like flexible planar
`members with fusion adhesives in the powder point gravure
`printing method and to manufactured products2~hereof.
`
`Various methods are known for forming grid-like coatings,
`particularly dot screen coatings, on flexible planar
`structures such as weaves, textiles, woven textile goods,
`fleeces, foam materials, synthetic leather, foils etc..
`These methods operate either according to the screen
`printing method with pastes, or according to the gravure
`printing method with powders, in this connection, these
`two basic modes of operation are combined with other
`coating methods, for example with spray coating or roll
`coating.
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`Other coating methods are also known in which the
`grid-like coating is first applied to a carrier and is
`then transferred from the carrier onto the actual planar
`structure to be coated. For example, from DE-B-2536911 a
`method is known for forming a powder coating as a
`grid-like netting on silicone carriers and transferring
`the coating onto batches of garments by ironing on the
`coated papers and peeling off the carrier. A dot
`screen-like coating on an adhesive repellent carrier paper
`is furthermore described by DE-A-2810042 and also such a
`dot-like coating is known from EP-A-219378 by application
`of a grid-like dispersion paste onto an anti-adhesive
`transfer carrier and transfer of the adhesive points onto
`web-like planar structures.
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`In many cases, these known transfer coatings exhibit
`advantages in that the coating points can be formed
`exactly and transferred onto surface constructions,
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`which are not coatable or coatable only with difficulty in
`the direct coating method or exhibit in the direct coating
`process too great a tendency for the coating points to be
`retained by the coating carrier, Moreover, the previously
`known methods of operation are inconvenient when they are
`applied to the coating of web-like planar constructions
`such as for example web-like interlining materials.
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`Thus the transfer carrier according to EP-AI-0219378 must
`be adjusted exactly to the surface of the web to be coated
`and after the transfer process must be wound up and
`cleaned. Also seam locations in the transfer carrier
`always cause problems. If the carrier web is guided as an
`endless web in a loop, it is true that winding up is
`unnecessary. In spite of this it is however difficult to
`guide the web exactly and without distortion and to
`connect it to the connection position without shock. Also
`compression folds can occur.
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`The invention is therefore based on the object of
`providing a method and a device for forming grid-like
`coatings on web-like flexible planar structures with
`fusion adhesives using powder point gravure printing,
`which can be performed in a similar manner to the known
`coating methods without significant additional expenditure
`and prevents the necessity for using web-like carrier
`strips.
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`This object is achieved with a method and a device of the
`type initially described in which according to the
`invention fusion adhesive powder fillings spread into the
`depressions of a gravure roller are transferred first to
`the surface of a heated drum pressed directly and forcibly
`onto the gravure roller and from here with the use of a
`further rotating roller are pressed onto the heated roller
`with slight pressure and are transferred onto the planar
`structure passed between this and the heated roller.
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`The application pressure of this further roller via the
`planar structure onto the heated roller should thus be
`such that it is substantially smaller than the application
`pressure of the heated roller onto the gravure roller.
`Thus, for example, the heated roller can be pressed with a
`pressure of 1000 p/cm onto the gravure roller, whilst the
`further roller should be pressed via the planar structure
`onto the heated roller with a pressure of about 50 p/cm.
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`Expediently, the heated roller has an anti-adhesive
`rubber-like surface onto which the powder fillings of the
`gravure roller can be transferred by pressure. This
`surface can be formed by a roller coating which has a
`thickness of 1 - 10 mm and can consist of a soft
`completely vulcanised silicone rubber layer. In order to
`achieve good heat conduction through the layer, it can
`contain heat conductive fillers such as soot, metal
`powder, metal oxide powder or the like.
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`It is also expedient to provide the gravure roller with a
`thin baked separation film on the basis of
`tetrafluoroethylene, in order to promote the transfer of
`powder fillings onto the silicone rubber layer.
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`In order to cause completely reliable operation of the
`subsequent transfer process of the powder agglomerates,
`which have been released from the depressions of the
`gravure roller and sintered on the surface of the heating
`roller, onto the preferably web-like surface, it is
`expedient to use fusion adhesive powder which comprises a
`small proportion of about 0.1-2% fatty acids, for example
`palmitic acid, stearic acid or behenic acid finely
`dispersed.
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`The transfer process is to take place with slight
`application of pressure which is produced by the further
`rotating roller provided for the heated roller and between
`which and the heated roller the planar structure is
`reciprocated. During this transfer process, flattening of
`the powder agglomerates forming the coating takes place.
`Too great a flattening can be prevented by appropriate
`choice of a low application pressure of the roller.
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`The fusion adhesive masses suitable for the transfer
`process are the same as are appliCable in the known method
`Powders on the basis of
`mentioned initially.
`copolyesters, copolyamides and polyethylenes and their
`mixtures are suitable. Also the particle sizes are the
`same.
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`The engraving and the coating can be configured in dot
`form, bar form or grid form.
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`The process conditions are practically the same as in the
`above mentioned known powder point gravure roller coating
`method, in which the gravure roller temperatures should
`o
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`lie in the temperature range of about 30 - 90 C and the
`heated roller temperatures in the temperature range of
`~o _ 240° C according to the type of fusion
`adhesive
`A
`employed.
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`With the method according to the invention and the device
`according to the invention a wide variety of surface
`structures can be coated, even those which as a result of
`a hairy or open mesh construction cannot be coated or can
`only be coated with difficulty in the direct coating
`Coated interlining materials on the basis of
`method.
`weaves, textiles, woven textile goods, fleeces, knitted
`fleeces, and woven knitted fleeces can be manufactured.
`Even coated synthetic leather, foils, papers, and foam
`materials can be produced without problems.
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`In the drawing, a particularly advantageous exemplary
`embodiment of the device according to the invention as
`well as a material web coated with this device are
`schematically illustrated, which will be described in more
`detail in the following:
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`Figure i- sho~ ~ device in a schematic illustration
`partially in section and partially in side view;
`Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through a surface
`construction coated with this device in an enlarged broken
`away representation; and
`Figure 3 shows a portion of Figure 2 with even greater
`magnification.
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`The device illustrated in Figure 1 comprises a
`funnel-shaped supply container 3 for powdery fusion
`adhesive 4 above the gravure roller i, which is provided
`on its cylindrical surface with cup-shaped depressions 2
`and is rotatable about its axis. This funnel is located
`directly on the gravure roller 1 and is open at its bottom
`so that the fusion adhesive powder 4 can flow out during
`movement of the surface of the gravure roller into the
`depressions 2 located therein. A doctor blade secured on
`the wall of the funnel and applied tangentially onto the
`gravure roller ensures smooth spreading of the powder
`introduced. The gravure roller is rotated in the
`direction of the arrow so that the depressions 2 filled
`with fusion adhesive powder are moved away to a heated
`roller 5 which is heatable and has an anti-adhesive rubber
`coating 6. This heater roller 5, which rotates in the
`direction of the arrow illustrated in Figure 1 in
`conformity with the gravure roller i, is pressed
`relatively strongly onto the gravure roller, whereby the
`powder fillings located in the depressions 2 of the
`gravure roller are transferred onto the rubber coating 6
`of the heater roller and there remain as powder
`agglomerate 7.
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`The gravure roller 1 has on the surface, particularly of
`its depressions a thin separating film layer for easy
`removal of the powder fillings from these depressions,
`which can consist of material on the basis of
`tetr~fluoroethylene.
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`On the side of the heater roller 5 lying opposite to the
`gravure roller the planar structure 8 to be coated is
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`guided in the form of, for example2textile material web 8
`"across a pre-heating roller II and between the heating
`roller 5 and an associated further roller 9 which is so
`arranged that it presses the material web 8 only slightly
`against the heating roller 5. The heater roller and
`pre-heatlng roller are brought to a temperature of
`o
`o
`approximately 140 to about 240 C which ensures that the
`powder agglomerates 7 resting on their surface 6 sinter
`together. As a result of the slight pressure of the
`material web 8 against the heating roller 5 and its
`previous w~nding~with the material web, these sintered
`powder~~ are transferred to the material web,
`where they form a somewhat flattened grid-like coating.
`The grid-like coating can be punctiform, in bar form or in
`linear form.
`The arrangement and configuration of the
`coating grid 10 on the surface construction 8 is of course
`determined by the arrangement and configuration of the
`cup-shaped depressions 2 on the surface of the gravure
`roller. According to the desired type of coated grid on
`the planar structure, these depressions 2 on the surface
`of the gravure roller 1 must therefore be correspondingly
`arranged and configured.
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`Claims
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`1. Method for the hformation of grid-like coatings on
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`web-like flexible plan~r structures with fusion adhesives
`in the powder point I gravure method by spreading fusion
`adhesive powder into th~ depressions of a rotating gravure
`
`roller and transferring the gravure powder fillings onto
`the planar structure wit~ application of a rotating heater
`roller pressed onto th~ gravure roller, wherein the powder
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`fillings are transferred ~irstly onto the surface of the
`directly and forcibly a~ 91ied heater roller and thereafter
`with use of a further ro~ ~n~ roller pressed against the
`heater roller with light ~ressure ~re transferred onto the
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`planar structure passed ~e ~en~ and the heater roller.
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`2. Method according to cl~ ~__wherein a fusion adhesive
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`powder is used with a proportion of 0.1 - O. 2% fatty
`acids, for example palmitic acid, stearic acid or behenic
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`acid in fine distribution. ~
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`3. Method according to clai~herein a fusion adhesive
`powder is employed which \consists essentially of
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`copolyesters, copolyamides and/o~polyethylenes.
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`~.~cating arrangement f~r forming grid-like coatings on
`~%~w~-like flexible plana~ structures with fusion adhesives
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`in ~4~ powder point ~avure method, comprising: a
`rotatable gravure roller ~ith a surface having depressions
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`arranged in a grid form acceding to 4t~h~ desired coating;
`a rotatable heater roller ffranged to be pressed onto said
`gravure roller; means for fil~ng the depressions of the
`gravure roller with fusion ~hesive powder; and a further
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`rotatable roller arranged ~n.re.]kation to the heater roller
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`In such manner that betw~e~e~ and the heater roller the
`planar structure to be coated\ can be guided, the
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`arrangement being su.ch that th~application pressure of
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`said further roller via~the planar structure onto the
`heater roller is substa~ially smaller in operation than
`the pressure of application\~f the heater roller onto the
`gravure roller. . ~
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`!~l~er rangement according to claim 4 wherein the further
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`presses the surface construct~DrFto be coated onto
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`~heral portion of the heater roller which is
`displaced~le~st by a rotational angle of the heater
`roller of I~ from its point of pressure contact with the
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`gravure roller.~
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`6..~x=,tgem~,i5 according to\ claim 4 wherein the heater
`roller has an anti-adhesiv~ubber S~rface onto which the
`powder fillings of the grav~roller can be transferred
`by pressure ap~olication.
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`/T+ --4~g%~g~according to claim~ wherein the
`anti-adhesive ru~c~--+i+:~ surface of the---5~ater roller is
`formed from a rubber coating which has a thickness of 1 -
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`i0 ram.
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`/~. ~+~cording ~/~ . to claim ~_~Tg~ w+~ _, erein ~nt
`rubber--l~k~ surface
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`~l~con~ rubber.
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`ruDmer~ surmace
`rubber which is filled with heat conductive filler.
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`to claim/ w~herein the gravure
`~~~cording
`roller has on the surface ~ of its depressions
`a thin separating film layer for easy removal of the
`powder fillings from these depressions.
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`to claim~/l~wherein the material
`" Qf the separating film laye~--~ is based on
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`~ ¯ ~cn~ according to laim~ 4 wherein the
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`Ck~~epre~sksions arranged and\configured/ accord~i~g to
`.desired grid-like coating .have punctiform, rod fo~
`linear form~or grid form ink the surface of the gravure
`roller, {~\
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`13. ~ ~cco~<t~ claimo4 wherein the gravure
`roller is heated to
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`14 ~mr~g .... ÷ accordlng to claxm 4 wherexn
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`further
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`rol~er pressed only slightly against th~--oheater rOloler is
`mainlined at a temperature below about 100 C, if
`neces~ry by cooling.
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`15. Web-like flexible planar structure coated in a grid
`form with fusion adhesive according to the method of ~
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`.l~wherein the planar structure is an interlining material
`on the basis of weavesil~extiles, knitware, fleeces, woven
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`fleeces, or woven textile ~leeces for garments onto which
`the grid coating is applie.
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`~~ cture coated in a grid
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`16. Web-like flexible
`form with fusion adhesive
`cording to the method of qla~im~
`1 wherein the planar
`tructure is a foil material,
`synthetic leather, paper, pl
`nar foam material or the like
`onto which the grid coating
`~ applied.
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`Method and device for forming grid-like coatings on
`web-like flexible planar structures and manufactured
`products thereof.
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`The invention relates to a method and device for forming
`grid-like coatings on web-like flexible planar structures
`with fusion adhesives in the powder gravure method by
`spreading fusion adhesive powder in the depressions of a
`rotating gravure roller (i) and transferring the gravure
`powder fillings onto the planar structure (8) with the use
`of a rotating heater roller (5) pressed onto the gravure
`roller. The invention is based on the object of so
`configuring a method and a device of this type that
`without additional expenditure they prevent the necessity
`for using additional web-like carrier strips for
`transferring the raster-like coating from the gravure
`roller onto the surface construction finally to be
`coated. For this purpose, the powder fillings in the
`depressions of the gravure roller are first transferred to
`the surface of the heater roller (5) pressed directly and
`forcibly onto this roller (i) and from here are
`transferred with use of a further rotating roller (9),
`pressed onto the heater roller with slight pressure, onto
`the planar structure guided between this and the heater
`roller.
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`A Serial Number and Filing Date have been assigned to this application. However, to avoid
`abandonment under 37 CFR 1.53(d), the missing parts and fees identified above in items 1 and
`3-6 must be timely provided ALONG WITH 2’HE PAYMENT OF A SURCHARGE OF $1-i-@r(~
`for large entities or $55.00 for small entities who have filed a verified statement claiming such
`status. The surcha~:ge is set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(e). Applicant is given ONE MONTH FROM
`THE DATE OF THIS LETTER, OR TWO MONTHS FROM THE FILING DATE of this
`application, WHICHEVER IS LATER, within which to file all missing parts and pay any fees.
`Extensions of time may be obtained by filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under
`the provisions of 37 CFR 1.I36(a).
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`Direct the response to, and any questions about, this notice to the undersigned, Attention:
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`USA
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`PA TENT
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`No. 7539
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`COMBINED DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`(ORIGINAL, DESIGN, NATIONAL STAGE OF PCT, SUPPLEMENTAL, DIVISIONAL,
`CONTINUA TION OR CIP)
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`As a below named inven!or, ! hereby declare that:
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`TYPE OF DECLARATION
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`This declaration is of the following type: (check one applicable item below )
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`[] original
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`[] design
`[] supplemental
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`¯ "70TE: It I~e dectarafion is for an International Application be~g filed as a divisional, eo#tinuation or continua-
`tion4n.part application do #o.~t check next item; check appropriate one ol last three items.
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`[] national stage of PCT
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`NOTE: 1f one of the following 3 items apply then complete and also attach ADDED PAGES FOR DIVISIONAL,
`CONTINUA TION OR CIP.
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`[] divisional
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`[] continuation
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`[] continuation-in-pad (ClP)
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`INVENTORSHIP IDENTIFICATION
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`WARNING: If the inventors ate each not the inventors of aft the ctaime aM explanation of the facts, including
`the ownersh~ of ell the clalms at the time the last claimed Jr, yen!ion was made, should be submil-
`ted
`My residence, post office address and citizens!~ip are as stated below next to my name, I
`believe ! am the original, first and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below ) or an orig-
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`inal, first and joint inventor (if plural names are listed below !. of the subject matter which is
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`claimed and tor which a patent is sought on the invention entitled:
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`TITLE OF INVENTION
`METHOD AND DRVTCE POR PQRM~N~ A GR[D-f.T~ ~OATI~ ~
`WEB-LIKE FLEXIBLE PLANAR MEMBERS AND PRODUCTS THEREO~
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`SPECIFICATION IDENTIFICATION
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`the specification of which: (complete (a), (b) of (c))
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`(a) [~ isattached hereto.
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`(b) [] was filed on
`as[]Seriat No. 0 /
`or [] Express Mail NO., as Serial No. not yet known
`and was amended on
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`(ff applicable ).
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`Amendments filed after tile ongma~ papers are deposited wilh the PTO which contain new ma~fer are
`not accorded a Ziling date by being referred to in the dectaratl~2n. Accordingly, the amendments in-
`volved are those filed with the application papers or, in the case of a supplemental declaration, are
`those amendments claiming matte," not encompassed in Ihe c~’iginal statement of invention Or claims.
`See 37 CFR 1.67.
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`{Declaration and Power of Attorney [1-1]--page 1 of 4)
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`(c) ~_~ was described and claimed in PCT
`filed on
`amended under PCT Article 19 on
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`fnternationaf Application No.
`and as
`(if any ).
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`ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REVIEW OF PAPERS AND DUTY OF CANDOR
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`I hereby state that ~ have reviewed and understand the contents of the above identified
`specification, including the claims, as amended by any amendment referred to above.
`
`I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to the examination of
`this application in accordance with Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations. § 1.56(a).
`In compliance with this duty there is attached an information disclosure state-
`ment. 37 CFR "t.97.
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`[]
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`PRIORITY CLAIM
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`! hereby claim foreign priority benefits under Title 35, United States Code, § 119 of any
`foreign application(s) for patent or inventor’s certificate or of any PCT international applica-
`tion(s) designating at least one country other than the United States of America listed below
`and have also identified be~ow any foreign application(s) for patent or inventor’s certificate
`or any PCT internationa~ application(s) designating at ~east one country other than the
`United States of America flied by me on the same subject matter having a filing date before
`that of the application(s) of which priority is claimed.
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`(complete (d) or (e))
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`(d} [] no such applications have been filed.
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`(e) [~ such appl.ications have been filed as follows,
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`NOTE; Where item (¢) is entered above and the International Application which designated the U.S. claimed
`priority check item (e), enter the details below and make the priority claim.
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`EARLIEST FOREIGN APPLICATION(S), IF ANY FILED WITHIN 12 MONTHS
`(6 MONTHS FOR DESIGN) PRIOR TO THIS U.S. APPLICATION
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`COUNTRY
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`DATE OF FILING
`(day, month, year)
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`PRIORITY CLAIMED
`UNDER 37 USC 119
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`~7ROPE (DE;
`ZB;FR;IT;
`~H/LI;AT;E$
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`88 117 995.6
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`October 28,
`1988
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`[] YES
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`NO []
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`[] YES
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`NO []
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`[] YES
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`NO []
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`[] YES
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`NO []
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`[~ YES
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`NO []
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`ALL FOREIGN APPLICATION{S}, IF ANY FILED MORE THAN 12 MONTHS
`(6 MONTHS FOR DESIGN) PRIOR TO THIS U.S. APPLICATION
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`(Declaration and Power of Attorney [1-1]--page 2 of 4)
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`POWER OF A’I-rORNEY
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`As a named inventor, I hereby appoint the following attorney(s) and/or agent(s) to prose-
`cute this application and transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office con-
`nected therewith. (List name and registration number) John F o Scully, Keg. No. ~0’ 089;
`Anthony C. Scott, Reg. No. 25,~39;.~.Stephen D. Murphy,, Reg. No. 22~002;
`Leopold Presser, Reg. No. ~;~’~-i ~illiam C. Koch, Reg. No. 24r~~’; .........
`Willi~un g. ~,~lcNulty, Reg. ~"~"~B06;, Kenneth L. King, Reg. N0]"~a,223 and
`Frank S. DiGiglio, Re9. No. 31,346 ¯ h i[~: ......
`(check the following item, if applicable)
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`[] Attached as part of this declaration and power of attorney is the authorization of
`the above-named attorney(s) to accept and follow instructions from my re-
`presentative(s).
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`SEND CORRESPONDENCE TO
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`Scully, Scott, Murphy & P~esse~
`’ .’400 Garden City Plaza
`Garden City, New York 11530
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`DIRECT TELEPHONE CALLS TO:
`{Name and telephone number )
`William E. McNultl~
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`(516) 742-4343
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`DECLARATION
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`I hereby declare that atl statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that
`all statements made on information and befief are believed to be true; and further that
`these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like
`so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of
`the United States Code, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of
`the application or any patent issued thereon.
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`SIGNATURE(S)
`~. ’ .Dr; Josef H~ ele
`Fu]l name of sole or flrst mvento’~ ~..J...~S~j. ~
`Inventor’s signature , ~-~//- ~’
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`Date Octobe~ 24~ 1989 Count~ of Citizenship
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`Residence _Riesheimerstr~e 5, D-8032
`Post Office Address Riesheimecst£asse 5, D-8032
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`Full name of second joint inventor, if any
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`Inventor’s signature
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`Date
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`Residence
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`Post Office Address
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`Country of Citizenship
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`(Declaration and Power of Attorney [1-1]~page 3 of 4)
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`THE SURCHARGE AS INDICATED BELOW.
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