Appeal No. 1997-3434
Application No. 08/307,075
calculating the depth of interaction of said
incident gamma ray within said scintillating
crystal as a function of the amplitudes of
said electrical output signals generated by
said first and second arrays of photodiodes.
The examiner has not relied on any references to reject
the claims on appeal.
Claims 2 and 8 through 13 stand rejected under the first
and second paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. § 112 because they are
nonenabled and the scope and meaning thereof can not be
ascertained because “the specification does not identify
corresponding structure, material or acts (as appropriate)”
for the claimed expression “circuitry . . . for measuring the
depth of interaction of said incident gamma ray within said
scintillating crystal” [claim 2], and the claimed expression
“calculating the depth of interaction of said incident gamma
ray within said scintillating crystal . . .” [claim 8]
(Answer, pages 2 and 3).
Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
The indefiniteness and the lack of enablement rejections
of claims 2 and 8 through 13 are reversed.
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