Appeal No. 1996-2966
Application No. 08/257,232
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-20, which constitute
all the claims in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method for
printing using spatial light modulators.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method of printing using at least one spatial
light modulator, said method comprising the steps of:
a. establishing a process for printing lines of data,
wherein said process further comprises the steps of:
i. writing data to the addressing circuitry for said
modulator to an image;
ii. illuminating said modulator with light from a
light source;
iii. reflecting said light to a photosensitive media
with said modulator such that said light is reflected as said
image;
iv. writing new data to the addressing
circuitry of the entire modulator such that each line of data
previously on said addressing circuitry is written to a row of
said addressing circuitry adjacent said line’s position before
said resetting step;
b. repeating said process until a predetermined region
on said photosensitive media has been completely exposed; and
c. repositioning said at least one modulator to expose
a different region on said photosensitive media.
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