Appeal No. 98-2187
Application 08/051,033
Appellant’s invention relates to a method of providing
controlled ablation of organic material, particularly,
ablation of eye tissue, with a laser by 1) generating laser
pulses having an energy density of less than 5FJ/(10Fm)² and a
duration in a range of about 0.01 picoseconds to less than 1
picosecond; and 2) applying said laser pulses to ablate the
organic material. Independent claim 62 is representative of
the subject matter on appeal and a copy of that claim may be
found in Appendix A of appellant’s brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
L’Esperance, Jr. (L’Esperance) 4,538,608 Sep. 3,
1985
Baron 4,712,543 Dec. 15,
1987
Menger 4,791,927 Dec. 20,
1988
Bille et al. (Bille) 4,907,586 Mar. 13,
1990
Lin 5,144,630 Sep. 1,
1992
Claims 62, 64 through 67, 70 through 77, 79, 80, 84
through 93 and 95 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Lin in view of Bille.
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