Appeal No. 1998-0628
Application 08/197,100
determination of the flaws detected in the
high-contrast image.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art
references:
Richards 2,332,668 October 26,
1943
Remy et al. (Remy) 3,894,806 July 15,
1975
Wagner 4,681,442 July 21,
1987
Fitzmorris et al. (Fitzmorris) 4,691,231 September 1,
1987
Schmalfuss et al. (Schmalfuss) 4,841,139 June 20,
1989
Claims 44, 25-27, and 30-34 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Schmalfuss and
either Remy or Wagner.
Claims 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Schmalfuss, Fitzmorris, and either
Remy or Wagner.
Claims 35-37 and 39-43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Schmalfuss, Richards, and
either Remy or Wagner.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 25) and the
Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 32) (pages referred to as "EA__")
for a statement of the Examiner's position, and to the Appeal
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