Appeal No. 1997-1380
Application 08/301,508
the final rejection of claims 1 through 18. Upon2
reconsideration, the examiner has withdrawn the rejections of
claims 6 through 8 and 16 which now stand objected to as
depending from rejected base claims (see the supplemental
answer, Paper No. 13). Thus, the appeal as to claims 6
through 8 and 16 is hereby dismissed, leaving for review the
standing rejections of claims 1 through 5, 9 through 15, 17
and 18. Claims 19 through 23, the only other claims pending
in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration
pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b).
The subject matter on appeal relates to an apparatus and
method “for manufacture of three-dimensional objects from
computer data using computer-controlled dispensing of multiple
media and selective material subtraction” (specification, page
1). Claims 1 and 13 are illustrative and read as follows:
1. An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional
object, comprising:
a platform for supporting a target surface; and
an integrated printhead for forming a layer over said
target surface, said integrated printhead movable relative to
said platform, comprising:
2Claim 13 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.
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