Appeal No. 2004-0659
Application No. 09/111,978
computing phase values and amplitude values for the different phases from the
multiple images.
19. Claim 14 as originally filed read as follows:
Claim 14 (as filed). A system for high speed, scanning phase measuring of an
object at a vision station to develop physical information associated with the object, the
system including:
at least one projector for projecting a pattern of imagable electromagnetic
radiation;
means for moving the object relative to the at least one projector at the vision
station to scan the projected pattern of imagable electromagnetic radiation across a
surface of the object to generate an imagable electromagnetic radiation signal;
a detector for receiving the imagable electromagnetic radiation signal from the
surface of the object and having a plurality of separate detector elements for measuring
an amount of radiant energy in the imagable electromagnetic radiation signal wherein the
detector elements produce images having different phases of the same scanned surface
based on the measurement;
means for maintaining the at least one projector and the detector in fixed relation
to each other; and
means for computing phase values and amplitude values for the different phases
from the images.
20. On August 13, 1996, the examiner entered a first Office action,
rejecting claims 1 through 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the
following prior art:
(1) Kuchel, U.S. Patent 5,135,308 in view of
(2) Bullock et al. (Bullock), U.S. Patent 5,488,478.
21. Kuchel and Bullock are prior art vis-à-vis applicant under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) respectively.
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