Appeal No. 96-4055
Application No. 08/157,028
further rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as unpatentable over
Franke. Claim 32 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b) as
anticipated by Franke.
The final rejection of claims 16 through 23 and 29
through 31 based on prior art has been withdrawn by the
examiner.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
Turning first to the rejection of claims 16 through 31
under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, as relying on a
specification which fails to support the invention as is now
claimed, we will not sustain this rejection.
The examiner contends, at pages 4-5 of the answer, that
[t]he disclosure teaches that there are two distinct
sets of sensors, a first set that generates image
signals and a second set that generates the two
control signals. It is realized that the second set
may be on the same side of the circuit board as the
first set; but they, nonetheless, serve distinct
functions. The instant claims, however, recite only
one set of sensors that generates both the image
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