Appeal No. 1998-2498
Application No. 08/603,696
position of the object relative to the reference position is measured with a precision
calibration fixture when the sensor switches from the first to the second state and then the
position is recorded in a memory device. The relative position is not measured or
recorded by Fornoff because the reference position is simply not known at the time the
sensor switches states. While the relative position may be known after the fact, Fornoff
does not provide for the claimed numerical value “having been previously accurately
determined.” Alsborg does not remedy this deficiency of Fornoff.
Accordingly, the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1-12 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 is reversed.
REVERSED
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