Appeal No. 1997-3919
Application 08/392,160
an observing optical system for observing the object with
a reflection light of the illumination light irradiated to the
object by said illumination optical system;
a focus index projecting optical system for projecting a
light of focus index to the object to be observed;
means for restricting illumination luminous flux by
intermittently shutting said illumination light, which is
provided in said illumination optical system;
means for restricting luminous flux of focus index by
intermittently shutting said focus index light, which is
provided in said focus index projecting optical system; and
means for detecting focus distance and direction by
synthesizing synchronous timing signals of said illumination
luminous flux restricting means and said focus index luminous
flux restricting means, wherein the position of the object to
be observed is changed based on the signal detected by said
focus detecting means.
The references relied on by the Examiner are:
Salzmann 5,270,527 Dec. 14,
1993
Kinoshita 02-300707 Dec.
12, 1990
(Japanese Published Application)
The specification is objected to under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, because the specification, as originally
filed, does not provide support for the invention as is now
claimed. Claims 1 through 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
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