Appeal No. 2006-2104
Application No. 10/655,904
BACKGROUND
Appellant’s invention is directed to electromagnetic
radiation detection at wavelengths shorter than about 10
micrometers. According to Appellant, a radiation sensor made of
SiC having a thickness of at least 200 micrometers shows acoustic
absorption mechanism that is useful in detecting radiation at
less than 10 micrometers (specification, page 3).
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An electromagnetic radiation detection system,
comprising:
a body of SiC having a thickness of at least about 400
micrometers, and
a detector arranged to detect acoustic absorption of
electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength less than
about 10 micrometers by said SiC body.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference:
Ichikawa 5,025,243 Jun. 18, 1991
Claims 1-5 and 7-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Ichikawa.
Rather than reiterate the opposing arguments, reference is
made to the briefs and the answer for the respective positions of
Appellant and the Examiner. Only those arguments actually made
by Appellant have been considered in this decision. Arguments
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