Appeal No. 1998-1521
Application No. 08/584,990
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Femal et al. [Femal] 5,299,300 Mar. 29,
1994
Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Femal.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
The examiner contends that Femal teaches an image
processing system for two dimensional interpolation. The
examiner identifies Figure 1 of the reference as showing an
image data source and the examiner points to column 6, line 46
to column 8, line 17 of Femal for a teaching of a two-
dimensional interpolator. The examiner admits that Femal does
not teach a photoreceptor and a modulatable laser light
source, as claimed, but contends that Femal's display device
15 would have suggested to skilled artisans that any well
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