Appeal No. 1997-2215
Application 08/332,058
so- called panoramic photographs. In a panoramic photograph,
a portion of the film is masked so that the resulting
photograph has a different aspect ratio than a normal, full-
framed photograph. The claimed camera has an actuation
linkage for actuating the aperture masking plates in which a
switching member and the linkage move by an amount exceeding
the amount necessary to move the aperture masking plates into
panoramic position.
The claimed subject matter can be further understood with
reference to the appealed claims appended to appellants'
brief. The references of record relied upon as evidence
of obviousness are:
Tanaka 5,258,790 Nov. 2,
1993
Ohshita 5,315,331 May 24,
1994
Goddard 5,353,076 Oct. 4,
1994
Alligood 5,400,100 Mar. 21,
1995
(filed Jan. 14, 1994)
Kameyama et al. (Kameyama) 5,410,381 Apr. 25,
1995
(filed Apr. June 11, 1993)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
2
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