Appeal No. 1997-0693
Application 08/226,684
elements. The Figure 5 embodiment is located only on the
single edge utilizing what appears to be only a single light
source/detector arrangement. Additionally, there is no
indication in any of these embodiments of figures that any
light source illuminates a dye frame, per se, such that light
passes through it for a detector to sense light of any kind.
Thus, for these reasons we must reverse the rejection of
independent claim 1 and its respective dependent claims under
35 U.S.C. § 102 and 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Additionally, part of the reasoning advanced by the
examiner urging that Shinma anticipates independent claim 1
relates to Shinma's prior art Figure 2. In accordance with
the discussion at the bottom of column 1 through the major
portion of column 2 of Shinma relating to both prior art
Figures 2 and 3 of this reference, on the one hand, while
there are three light source/photo detector arrangements
disclosed in Figure 2, they are stated at lines 20 through 22
to be “arranged in juxtaposed relationship along a widthwise
direction of the ink donor sheet 11.” According to the
showing in Figure 3 and this teaching, it would thus appear
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