The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHANNES L. BAKX
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Appeal No. 1998-3389
Application No. 08/386,794
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, HECKER, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to 6.
The invention relates to a scanning device for tracking the
centerline of an information track on an optical record carrier
in a dual track pitch tracking system. During scanning, a read
spot is focused on the track centerline during first and second
modes of operation.
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