Appeal No. 1998-0591
Application 08/538,517
velocity to increase. If the same angular velocity is kept
while the radius “r” of the scanning location is increased,
the linear velocity necessarily increases. Thus, one with
ordinary skill in the art need only cause the angular velocity
to be slowed, but not so slowed that the increase in linear
velocity is significantly reduced. Claim 19 gives a more
specific criteria, i.e., the angular velocity is decreased
substantially but less than inversely with the increase in the
distance “r,” and the increase in linear velocity is increased
substantially but less than proportionally with the increase
in the distance “r.”
The examiner has not presented persuasive reasoning as to
why one with ordinary skill in the art would be unable,
without undue experimentation, to control the speed of a
rotational drive means, i.e., to cause a motor to slow or
speed up to varying degrees of angular velocity depending on
the placement of the scanning location.
Moreover, the discussion on the appellants’ brief
beginning from the bottom of page 8 to the middle of page 10
is particularly on point. For instance, on page 9, from lines
5-15, the appellants state:
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