Appeal No. 96-0215
Application 07/975,908
The invention relates to an optical feature extractor for
symbolically encoding DNA bases to permit detection of a class of
DNA sequences based on their symmetry.
The independent claim 10 is reproduced as follows:
10. An optical feature extraction apparatus for detecting
data comprising:
a filter for decoding the data to be detected
comprising a plurality of opaque and transparent
regions;
a display means for displaying the filter, the
displayed filter spatially modulating the light
from the display means and creating an intensity
distribution of light;
a means for replicating the light intensity
distribution received from the display means;
a mask encoded with the data to be
classified, the mask receiving and further
modulating the light intensity distribution;
and
a means for detecting the further modulated light
intensity distribution received from the mask.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Shelton, Jr. 3,064,519 Nov. 20, 1962
Tsujiuchi et al. (Tsujiuchi) 5,148,502 Sep. 15, 1992
Claims 2 through 5 and 10 through 17 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, for failing to particularly point
out and distinctly claim the subject matter which Appellants
regard as their invention. Claims 10 through 17 stand rejected
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