Appeal No. 2003-0261
Application No. 09/126,203
an explanation of why one of ordinary skill in the art would modify Fontenot to include
the filters of Sharp. As we stated above, we find no suggestion in Fontenot to use color
pass filters that pass infrared light. Further, in reviewing figures 4 and 5 of Sharp we
note that there is no data concerning the transmission of infrared light. The data points
in these graphs do not show light beyond 700 nm in wavelength (red), infrared light has
a wavelength above 800nm, see e.g. Yamakawa column 1, line 36. Thus the
disclosure of Sharp does not support the examiner’s assertion that Sharp teaches an
LCD filter that passes infrared light.
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