Appeal No. 1998-0591
Application 08/538,517
Claims 12-20 and 22-31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph, as not being supported by an enabling
disclosure. (Paper No. 15, page 6).
The following rejections have been withdrawn by the
examiner (Paper No. 15, page 3): (1) the rejection of claims
12-31 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as being without
written description in the original disclosure (new matter
rejection); (2) the rejection of claims 12-31 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite; and (3) the
rejection of claims 14-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Syracuse.
The Invention
The invention is directed to a device for scanning an
information track on a disc-shaped information carrier.
Claims 12 and 19 are reproduced below:
12. A device for scanning an
information track on a disc-shaped
information carrier, comprising:
scanning means for scanning a location
on the information track,
drive means for causing relative
rotation at an angular velocity between the
location and the information carrier, about
a point of rotation, the location thereby
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