Appeal No. 96-4194
Application 08/239,732
After Final (paper number 8), claims 1 through 5, 12 and 15
through 18 were amended. As a result of this amendment, the
examiner stated
(paper number 9) that claims 2 through 5, 16 and 18 are
allowed, and that claim 10 is objected to. Accordingly,
claims 1, 7 through 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 and 19 remain before
us on appeal.
The disclosed invention relates to a filter inspecting
apparatus for inspecting generally tubular filters for holes.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A filter inspecting apparatus for inspecting
generally tubular filters, comprising:
a support frame;
mounting means mounted on said support frame for mounting
a substantially tubular filter having inner and outer surfaces
for rotation about its axis;
EMR generating means mounted on said support frame for
generating and directing electromagnetic radiation;
a rotatable multifaceted mirror positioned for receiving
electromagnetic radiation directly from said generating means
and directing said electromagnetic radiation in a continuous
sweep directly onto and along one of said inner and outer
surfaces of the filter;
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