Appeal No. 97-2885
Application 08/384,847
claim is unclear in that it does not indicate how or when the
image signals are generated. This problem is compounded in
the "applying" step wherein the reference to the "at least one
subsequent pass of the printed material through the printing
machine" lacks a proper antecedent basis due to the failure of
the claim to recite any preceding pass of the printed material
through the machine. Finally, the reference in the "applying"
step to "the stored ink coverage values" lacks a proper
antecedent basis since the "storing" step in the claim is
directed to the image signals rather than to the ink coverage
values obtained from the image signals.
In summary:
a) the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 and 2
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, and under 35 U.S.C. §
103 is reversed; and
b) a new 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, rejection of
claim 2 is entered pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
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